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    Taxonomy

    Bullhead Shark

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichthyes
    Order: Galeomorpha
    Family: Heterodontidae
    Genus: Heterodontus
    Species: Heterodontus elongatus
    Author Citation Case & Borodin, 2000

    Geological Time Scale

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

    Stratigraphy

    Castle Hayne Formation
    Comfort Member

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 11/09/2016
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 7.52 mm

    Location

    Trent River
    Jones County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    This tooth was self collected at a personal site close to home. This site produces exceptional micro material. H. elongatus are very uncommon teeth in the Eocene of N.C.

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    Plax

    ever get the other jaw position morph of this taxon? Looking on elasmo.com I'd say it must be much more scarce.

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    @Plax  I have yet to find one at this location. You know where, but one of these days maybe!!

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