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megamouth
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Taxonomy
megamouth shark
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Megachasmidae
Genus: Megachasma
Species: Megachasma sp.
Author Citation Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Miocene
Stratigraphy
Pungo River Formation
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 07/09/2016
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 2 mm
Location
Lee Creek Mine
Beaufort County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
This rare Lee Creek Megachasma was confirmed as a juvenile Megachasma tooth by Dr. Kenshu Shimada. One of the worlds foremost experts on Megachasma.
One of the rarest of the Lee Creek teeth. It was a very unexpected find.
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