MikeR Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 All In the process of looking through screened material from the Upper Paleocene Bells Landing Member of the Tuscahoma Formation, I came across this small 3 mm shark tooth. This deposit located within Monroe County, Alabama is equivalent in age to the Paspotansa Member of the Aquia Formation in Virginia. I searched the Aquia section on Elasmo.com but could not find anything similar. I don't know if this is a juvenile or an adult tooth but the most noticeable feature is the deep nutrient groove. I am hoping one of the many shark tooth experts here on the forum might be able to give some insight into what it is. Left: Lingual Right: Labial. Thanks Mike 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 @MarcoSr ?? I love micros and this is a great looking little treasure. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Looks like Abdounia. Is there any Eocene at this site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Al Dente said: Looks like Abdounia. Is there any Eocene at this site? 2 hours ago, digit said: @MarcoSr ?? I love micros and this is a great looking little treasure. Cheers. -Ken Looks like Abdounia to me also. I find Abdounia in the Paleocene Aquia Formation of MD/VA and in the Eocene Nanjemoy Formation of MD/VA. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Agree with Abdounia, I have a couple from where MarcoSr mentioned. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Al Dente said: Looks like Abdounia. Is there any Eocene at this site? No Eocene. Type locality of Bells Landing Member which is all Paleocene. Thanks for the Abdounia everyone. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I knew Marco has experience in the Paleocene Aquia and if he agrees with Al Dente then I think you have the best consensus that TFF has to offer. Nice to have folks that know their stuff (as you do for the mollusks). Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 That is a very nice looking tooth. Never seen one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Thanks everyone for pointing me in the right direction. To my eye it looks like Abdounia enniskilleni which is common in the Middle Eocene Claiborne group in Alabama, however I can't find any Alabama Paleocene records of its occurrence. Mike "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 30 minutes ago, MikeR said: Thanks everyone for pointing me in the right direction. To my eye it looks like Abdounia enniskilleni which is common in the Middle Eocene Claiborne group in Alabama, however I can't find any Alabama Paleocene records of its occurrence. Mike It might be Abdounia africana. They are Paleocene. Here’s one from this website -http://users.telenet.be/sharkteethcollection/ray list totaal/Ray list totaal.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 15 hours ago, Al Dente said: It might be Abdounia africana. They are Paleocene. Here’s one from this website -http://users.telenet.be/sharkteethcollection/ray list totaal/Ray list totaal.htm Thanks Eric--it looks as if I have more work to do. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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