SerratedTeeth Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Found this guy at the beach today. Haven’t found one like it before, and I have a hunch on what it might be but the cusps make me unsure. Doesn’t look like there were any serrations. At least I don’t see remnants of them anyways. Similar root structure to that of a benedini. Any ideas? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellamyBlake Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 My first instinct would be to say Benedini, but where was it found? Country, state, etc.? That would help narrow things down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerratedTeeth Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Ah sorry forgot to mention that. It was found at Wrightsville beach in North Carolina. That was my first impression as well. Haven’t seen too many benedini with cusps that’s why I was a little hesitant with the ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I’m guessing it is Otodus (Carcharocles) auriculatus with the serrations worn off. If it never had serrations, it would be Otodus obliquus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Looks P. benedeni to me but I could see it being other otodontids. Here’s my cusped Benny, it’s the lighter one. The darker one is a juvenile Otodus obliquus. As you can see they are not super different, the former likely being a descendant of the latter. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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