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  • Patho Tiger Shark


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    Taxonomy

    Tiger Shark, patho

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichthyes
    Order: Carcharhiniformes
    Family: Carcharhinidae
    Genus: Galeocerdo
    Species: Galeocerdo aduncus
    Author Citation Agassiz, 1843

    Geological Time Scale

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

    Stratigraphy

    Pungo River Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 04/17/2008
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 13 mm
    Width: 16 mm

    Location

    Lee Creek Mine
    Beaufort County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    This amazing patho is one of my favorite teeth. 




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    Extraordinary indeed!

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    thebluecatapilla

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    Awesome! Does this even regularly happen with modern sharks' teeth?

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    Hi,

     

    Yes, if a shark eats a ray and the caudal spine goes into the shark "gingiva", teeth in formations will grow deformed in this place.

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    I've just learned what gingiva means.

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    sixgill pete

    Posted

    Educational in more ways than one way we are!!

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