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Catsharks comprise one of the largest extant families of shark with 160 species in 17 genera and there is a good fossil record of the family in addition. The family goes back to the Jurassic and can be found in several well known, heavily collected formations but I have found this to be a very challenging shark to collect. It is tooth that seems to stay in collections which I completely understand. They are tiny, tiny teeth and you have to be hunting for very tiny teeth to find them. They can also be very rare within a fauna which is the case with Sharktooth Hill as I have learned. Extant Catsharks appear in a variety of habitats and at varying depths. This seems to be also be true of extinct Catsharks which can be found in a variety of habitats. The opportunities exist to find cool Catshark teeth but they stay just elusive enough to make them quite a challenge to collect. Scyliorhinidae hold a special place in our collection. They were a shark that we talked about in every Fossils on Wheels shark themed program we did. One of my favorite personal finds is a Scyliorhinus I picked out of some Cretaceous micro fossil mix. I prize that 1mm tooth like few in my collection. Carter and I both believe that our Lebanese shark fossil is that of a Catshark. It is a shark that I am almost always on the lookout for and an STH Scyliorhinus is sort of my white whale lol I am pretty interested to see what Catsharks might lurk in the great collections here. I have seen some really sweet specimens here so I would invite anybody who to share to show us your awesome Catshark teeth.
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