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Here are a great white (Carcharodon carcharias) and an Aetobatus tooth from a site other than the main one(s) around Sacaco from which we have seen teeth (or perhaps an example of what was found on the surface). This Aetobatus tooth might be the coolest-looking one I have - rather large with deep color and some apparent microfossils embedded within the patch of attached matrix. I am starting this thread because there was a question in another thread about the range of preservation seen in fossils from the Pisco Formation, Sacaco area, Peru. We tend to see mostly lighter-colored (blue or pink or blue and pink), well-preserved great white teeth with great serrations but there were also some teeth on the market that were more worn and duller in color yet shiny from that wear. They appear to be more mineralized too. If you have similar Peruvian shark teeth, feel free to post your photos. You can't get them anymore but we can look at some of what was allowed to go before the export ban. I tried to pick up the widest variety of fossils while available. Jess