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    Taxonomy

    Cretaceous Sawfish Oral Tooth

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichthyes
    Order: Sclerorhynchiformes
    Family: Sclerorhynchidae
    Genus: Ischyrhiza
    Species: Ischyrhiza mira
    Author Citation Leidy, 1856

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Cretaceous
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late
    International Age: Campanian

    Stratigraphy

    Black Creek Group
    Tar Heel Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 08/11/2015
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 4 mm
    Width: 5 mm

    Location

    Neuse River
    Wayne County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    This little I. mira oral tooth is a very uncommon find. It was found by fine sifting marl from the bottom of the formation. The rostral teeth of these Cretaceous saw sharks (fish) are common and verts are also occasionally found.

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    Plax

    proof that 1/2 and quarter inch screen are wasteful!

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    On 3/16/2017 at 8:39 AM, Plax said:

    proof that 1/2 and quarter inch screen are wasteful!

     

    absolutely

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