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    By Max-fossils

    Taxonomy

    Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Cow Shark)

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichtyes
    Order: Hexanchiformes
    Family: Hexanchidae
    Genus: Hexanchus
    Species: Hexanchus griseus
    Author Citation (Bonnaterre, 1788)

    Geological Time Scale

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

    Stratigraphy

    Bahia Inglesa Formation

    Provenance

    Date Collected: 05/15/2017
    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 2.1 cm
    Height: 1.7 cm

    Location

    Atacama Desert
    Atacama
    Chile

    Comments

    A nice upper shark tooth from the six-gill cow shark, from Chile. Possibly from a male. One cusp is missing (far right in first photo).

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    Max-fossils

    Max-fossils

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    5 minutes ago, Foozil said:

    Awesome! :wub:

    Thanks!

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    J-Bot

    Cool! It's on the front page!

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    izak_
    6 hours ago, J-Bot said:

    Cool! It's on the front page!

    Every fossil from "collections" spends time on the front page, until another is uploaded. They get replaced if that makes sense.

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    Max-fossils

    Max-fossils

    Posted

    10 hours ago, fifbrindacier said:

    Nice !

    Merci!

    18 hours ago, J-Bot said:

    Cool! It's on the front page!

     

    11 hours ago, Foozil said:

    Every fossil from "collections" spends time on the front page, until another is uploaded. They get replaced if that makes sense.

    Thanks :)

    Izak is right, whenever a new fossil is added to Collections, it stays on the first page until two new ones are added. This doesn't mean it's "featured" or anything, it's just a way to show that it's a new addition to the forum's database.

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    SailingAlongToo

    SailingAlongToo

    Posted

    @Max-fossils

    So, now that I've had multiple days to see your tooth on the front page, I really like it, especially the color. What are the chances you can get me 1 very similar? :meg: :) :wub: :envy:

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    Max-fossils

    Max-fossils

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    8 hours ago, SailingAlongToo said:

    @Max-fossils

    So, now that I've had multiple days to see your tooth on the front page, I really like it, especially the color. What are the chances you can get me 1 very similar? :meg: :) :wub: :envy:

    Thanks! I agree, even though it's missing a cusp, it's still a beauty!

     

    Unfortunately, this is the only Hexanchus in my whole collection... Plus, I got this one from a friend of mine, and I don't think he'll appreciate much to see that I have his tooth away... :(

     You can maybe try searching online if anyone has a Hexanchus from Chile for sale. Or even ask right here on TFF if any of our members has one he/she is willing to let go of. (Be careful though, because these teeth are not allowed to be exported anymore out of Chile; the tooth might be illegally obtained).

     

    Best regards,

     

    Max

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