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  • Extinct White Shark Tooth

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    By ThePhysicist

    Taxonomy

    White Shark

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichthyes
    Order: Lamniformes
    Family: Lamnidae
    Genus: Carcharodon
    Species: Carcharodon hastalis
    Author Citation Agassiz, 1843

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Miocene

    Stratigraphy

    Temblor Formation

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Height: 1 9/16 "

    Location

    Sharktooth Hill
    Kern County
    California
    United States

    Comments

    Identification

    Teeth of C. hastalis closely resemble those of the modern "great white" (C. carcharias) in having erect triangular cusps, no lingual dental band ("bourlette") or a thin one, and no nutrient groove. Differing from the extant species, they have no serrations on the edges.

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    Coco

    Hi,

     

    Nice !

     

    Coco

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    Posted

    On 3/18/2023 at 1:18 AM, Coco said:

    Hi,

     

    Nice !

     

    Coco

    Thank you!

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