Cretaceous Shark Teeth

[Rockin' Ric]

It was a gorgeous hot steamy day in Central Alabama. I spent a few minutes in the sun and after 15 minutes and decided I wanted none of it! The creek ran under a clump of trees with a narrow gravel bar and a tree buried under some it. There I plopped my butt down and started sifting the gravel, this was my first time doing this and my first home built sifter! I found these shark teeth and fish tooth. It was definitely cooler under the trees with the water all around me. As our time there was about to end, the beauty of the area was shattered when three clowns show up with an AR15 shooting into the embankment and over the trees. Needless to say we got out of there quickly!

 

Any identification with the teeth would be appreciated!

[Fossildude19]

Great finds Ric! 

Expanding your horizons again!  

 

Here is what I am seeing. (Take with a grain of salt, not good with shark teeth! ) 

 

[Trevor]

2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Great finds Ric! 

Expanding your horizons again!  

 

Here is what I am seeing. (Take with a grain of salt, not good with shark teeth! ) 

 

 

The teeth identified as Sand Tiger appear to me to be Goblin shark teeth (Scapanorhynchus texanus). The northmost or lowest ? seems to be to a "Mackeral" shark (aka Cretalamna appendiculata), but I am not entirely sure. You are correct on the Enchodus sp. identification. The second highest or middle ? is a lateral Scapanorhynchus texanus. The upmost ? belongs to a posterior Cretalamna appendiculata.

 

Thank you for including the Eutaw formation tag. Out of curiosity, I found two scientific papers (one is mostly on inverts and the second is on Elasmobranchii (sharks, skates, and rays)). Here are the links 1 2

Page 20 of the second link is particularly useful for this ID thread

[aplomado]

Nice finds!

I was there too, I hate that those jerks ruined it for everyone.