Shark Teeth and Misc.

[Jesuslover340]

Figured I might sift through some shark teeth and misc. aquatic creature fossils I have stored in a couple boxes and post them here and perhaps learn a bit more about them from more knowledgeable members. These aren't arranged in any order, unfortunately, as I really don't know much about sharks and am still learning, so if anything stands out, please let me know! I must also apologize for the poor photo quality-I don't have any fancy set ups and this is just a quick perusal of what I have and throw it up here on the forum kinda night, haha. Scale is in mm/cm; I have listed the names and countries for each specimen, but where I have typed labels in the photos, more details can be read by the photo to save me some typing. Otherwise, details are typed out. Hope y'all enjoy!

 

In the Khouribga, Morocco display (45-70 myo):

-Carcharias tingitana

-Myliobatis dixoni

-Squalicorax pristodontus

-Odontaspis winkleri

-Cretolamna biauriculata

-Onchosaurus vertebrae

-Odontaspis substriata

-Mosasurus

-Otodus obliquus

-Carcharias whiter

-Rhombodus meridionalis

-Pristis microdons

-Striatolamna gasfana

-Paleophis maghrebianus

-Odontaspis vincenti

-Enchodus libycus

-Carcharias atlantica

-Myliobatis raouxi

-Squalicorax kaupi

-Phylodus tolyapictus

-Carcharias africana

 

 

Orthacanthus sp. fin spine from the Permian of Waurika, Oklahoma:

 

Anodontacanthus sp. spine from the Permian of Waurika, Oklahoma:

 

Myliobatis sp. stingray tail spine from the Pliocene of Whalers Bluff Fm., near Portland, Victoria, Australia:

 

Myliobatis sp. Stingray tooth from the late Miocene, Port Campbell Limestone, Portland, Victoria, Australia:

 

Carcharochles chubutensis, Miocene of Peru:

 

Lamna nasus, Belgium:

 

Squalus minor, France:

 

Serratolamna serrata, Belgium:

 

Striatolamia macrota, Antarctica:

 

Protosphyraena sp., Australia:

 

Helodus rankinei, Scotland:

 

Isistius triangulus, Early Miocene, Upper Meeresmolasse, Owingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany:

 

Helodus sp., Early Carboniferous, Blackhall Limestone, Skateraw, East Lothian, Scotland:

 

Otodus obliquus, Middle Eocene, Romania:

 

Xenacanthus sp. x2, Scotland:

 

 

Keasius parvus basking shark gill raker, Czechoslovakia:

 

Isistius triangulus, Early Miocene, Upper Meeresmolasse, Hollsteig, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany:

 

Petalodus acuminatus, Scotland:

 

Helodus sp. Dorsal fin spine, Scotland:

 

Cetorhinus maximus gill rakers, Miocene-Pliocene, Hoevenen, Antwerp area, Belgium:

 

Will continue in next post...

[Jesuslover340]

Carcharhinus limbatus, STH, USA:

 

Carcharias cuspidata, NC, USA:

 

Eurhinodelphis sp., Maryland, USA:

 

Rhombodus binkhorsti, Texas, USA:

 

Striatolamia macrota, Middle to Late Eocene, Castle Hayne Limestone, Magnolia, NC, USA:

 

Carcharhinus plumbeus, Florida, USA:

 

Ginglymostoma delfortriei, Late Miocene, Florda, USA:

 

Carcharhinus priscus, Florida, USA:

 

Squalicorax kaupi, Alabama, USA:

 

Carcharhinus leucas, Florida, USA:

 

Carcharias sp., Late Paleocene, Victoria, Australia:

 

Cretolamna appendiculata, Alabama, USA:

 

Isurus oxyrhinchus, California, USA:

 

Isurus hastalis, California, USA:

 

Carcharhinus egertoni, California, USA:

 

Carcharhinus sp., California, USA:

 

Cretolamna appendiculata, Maryland, USA:

 

Ptychotrygon triangularis, Texas, USA:

 

Ctenopristis nougareti, Morocco:

 

Carcharhinus brachyurus, Tasmania, Australia:

 

Physogaleus secundus, Belgium:

 

Cretolamna appendiculata, NJ, USA:

 

Odontaspis winkleri, England:

 

Isurus hastalis, Spain:

 

Carcharias accutissima, Hungary:

 

To be continued on another lazy day 

[Miocene_Mason]

Dang, you’ve got some really cool stuff! Love the basking shark material and all the stuff from the rare locations!

[hokietech96]

Nice collection. Wide range of interesting  locations; Antarctica 

[BellamyBlake]

I love the range of localities, and well curious how you got the Antarctica material! 

[Jesuslover340]

Finish up the first box this morning; still have another to go with a lot of Aussie material and a few other locations. My phone camera will be a lot happier with the next box-fewer tiny, fiddly teeth! So photos should be a bit better with the next lot

 

Cosmopolitodus hastalis, Hungary:

 

Myliobatis sp. & Aetobatus arcuatus, Hungary:

 

Carcharhinus priscus, France:

 

Brachycarcharias lerichei, France:

 

Sylvestrilamia teretidens, France:

 

Cretalamma maroccana, NC, USA:

 

Hemipristis serra, Hungary:

 

Serratolamma serrata, Mississippi, USA:

 

Hypotodus verticalis, England:

 

Myliobatid tooth, Hungary:

 

Carcharias taurus, Italy:

 

Isurus oxyrhinchus, STH, California, USA:

 

Brachycarcharias lerichei, England:

 

Physogaleus secundus, England:

 

Paleohypotodus rutoti, France 

 

Abdounia beaugei, England:

 

Carcharias cuspidata, Florida, USA:

 

Carcharhinus priscus, Italy:

 

Archaeolamna kopingensis, Late Cretaceous, Fox Hills Fm., Adams County, CO, USA:

 

Burnhamia daviesi, Maryland, USA:

 

Hexanchus gigas parasymphyseal tooth, Belgium:

 

Paleohypotodus rutoti, Maryland, USA:

 

Cretolamma appendiculata, TX, USA:

 

Carcharias taurus, Italy:

 

Myliobatis sp., Belgium:

 

Carcharhinus leucas, Florida, USA:

 

Ischyrhiza mira, Delaware, USA:

 

Carcharhinus cf. perezi, Italy:

 

Carcharhinus cf. plumbeus, Italy:

 

Archaeomanta melenhorsti, Virginia, USA:

 

Carcharocles aksuaticus, Bulgaria:

 

Isurolamna inflata, England:

 

Brachycarcharias lerichei, England:

 

Striatolamia macrota, France:

 

Carcharhinus priscus, Maryland, USA:

 

Striatolamia macrota, Late Paleocene, Victoria, Australia:

 

Carcharias sp., Hungary:

 

Striatolamia macrota, Late Eocene,  Victoria, Australia:

 

Polyacrodus parvidens, England:

 

Carcharias acutissima, Hungary:

 

Reticulodus synergus, NM, USA:

[Jesuslover340]

12 hours ago, WhodamanHD said:

Dang, you’ve got some really cool stuff! Love the basking shark material and all the stuff from the rare locations!

Basking shark material is some of my favorite! 

 

10 hours ago, hokietech96 said:

Nice collection. Wide range of interesting  locations; Antarctica 

Thanks

 

10 hours ago, BellamyBlake said:

I love the range of localities, and well curious how you got the Antarctica material! 

I was gifted them some time ago alongside a trade

[fossilsonwheels]

Fantastic collection with lots of rare locations. I’m a bit jealous of those Hungarian teeth. I’m part Hungarian so it’s a location I hope to add. 

[Jesuslover340]

11 minutes ago, fossilsonwheels said:

Fantastic collection with lots of rare locations. I’m a bit jealous of those Hungarian teeth. I’m part Hungarian so it’s a location I hope to add. 

Thanks! Perhaps you could tell me a bit more if anything is interesting or stands out? I have teeth, but not much knowledge on them, admittedly. My niche has been particular to marsupial megafauna, though sharks have always interested me.

[Paleoworld-101]

Superb variety of stuff, some great locations that you don't see very often. I had no idea there were Paleocene and Eocene shark teeth in Victoria. 

[Jesuslover340]

Striatolamia macrota, Middle Eocene (Lutetian), Lede Sand Fm., Oosterzele, Belgium:

 

Scapanorhynchus texanus, Cretaceous,  Big Brook, NJ, USA:

 

Carcharias gustrowensis, Miocene-Pliocene, Antwerp, Belgium:

 

Carcharias vorax, Miocene-Pliocene, Antwerp, Belgium:

 

Isuris retroflexus, Miocene-Pliocene, Antwerp, Belgium:

 

Notorhynchus cepedianus, Miocene-Pliocene, Hoevenen dredging spoils, Antwerp area, Belgium:

 

Carcharhinus priscus/acanthodon (?), Miocene-Pliocene, Antwerp, Belgium:

 

Eurrhinodelphinidae sp. dolphin teeth, Miocene-Pliocene, Antwerp, Belgium:

 

Myliobatis dixoni ray teeth, 

Middle Eocene (Lutetian), Lede Sand Fm., Balegem, Belgium:

 

Cosmopolitodus/Isurus hastalis, 

Miocene-Pliocene, Hoevenen dredge spoils, Antwerp area, Belgium:

 

Cosmopolitodus/Isurus hastalis,  late Miocene (Messinian), Rumst, Antwerp, Belgium:

 

Isurus oxyrhinchus, late Miocene (Messinian), Rumst, Antwerp, Belgium:

 

Striatolamia macrota, 

Middle Eocene (Lutetian), Lede Sand Fm., Oosterzele, Belgium:

 

Isurus planus, STH, Miocene, Temblor Fm., Kern Co., CA, USA:

 

Carcharias taurus, Eocene of Virginia, USA:

 

Squalicorax kaupi, Cretaceous, Severn Fm., Maryland, USA:

 

Myliobatis sp., Eocene of Virginia, USA:

 

Myliobatis sp., Miocene, Calvert Fm., Virginia, USA:

 

Hemipristis serra, Miocene, Calvert Fm., Virginia, USA:

 

Physogaleus contortus, Miocene, Calvert Fm., Virginia, USA:

 

Isurus sp., Miocene, Calvert Fm., Virginia, USA:

 

Carcharhinus sp., Miocene, Calvert Fm., Virginia, USA:

 

Anomotodon novus, Paleocene, Aquia Fm., Piscataway Member, Virginia, USA:

 

[Jesuslover340]

Carcharias taurus, Eocene of Virginia, USA:

 

Myledelphis, Cretaceous, Hell Creek Fm., Montana, USA:

 

Serratolamna serrata, Cretaceous, Severn Fm., Montana, USA:

 

Cosmopolitodus hastalis, STH, Miocene, Temblor Fm., CA, USA:

 

Physogaleus sp., STH, Miocene, Temblor Fm., CA, USA:

 

Isistius triangulus, late Pliocene, Tamiami Fm., Cookiecutter Creek gravel near Englewood, Florida, USA:

 

Pytchodus sp., Cretaceous, Niobrara Chalk, near Hardtner, KS, USA:

 

Ptychodus mortoni, Cretaceous, Niobrara Chalk, Lane Co., KS, USA:

 

Ptuchodus whipplei, Cretaceous, Eagle Ford, TX, USA:

 

Squalicorax falcatus, Ceetaceous, Niobrara Chalk, Lane Co., KS, USA:

 

Cretoxyrhina mantelli, Cretaceous, Niobrara Chalk, Lane Co., KS, USA:

 

Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretaceous, Niobrara Chalk, Lane Co., KS, USA:

 

Carcharocles megalodon from Georgia, USA:

[fossilsonwheels]

6 hours ago, Jesuslover340 said:

Thanks! Perhaps you could tell me a bit more if anything is interesting or stands out? I have teeth, but not much knowledge on them, admittedly. My niche has been particular to marsupial megafauna, though sharks have always interested me.

Well the standout for me was that Hexanchus from Australia. Just an awesome piece. Never seen one before. You’ve got some teeth from extremely rare locations that stand out. A lot of shark people like seeing things we’ve never seen or see infrequently. It’s a treat. 

[Miocene_Mason]

4 hours ago, Jesuslover340 said:

Carcharadon megalodon

That’ll be Carcharocles or Otodus nowadays. Megs are now considered Otodontids rather than ancestral to the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

[Jesuslover340]

13 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

That’ll be Carcharocles or Otodus nowadays. Megs are now considered Otodontids rather than ancestral to the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

 

Changed, thanks

 

Still have another box to go. Mostly Aussie material, if I recall correctly!

[Jesuslover340]

13 hours ago, fossilsonwheels said:

Well the standout for me was that Hexanchus from Australia. Just an awesome piece. Never seen one before. You’ve got some teeth from extremely rare locations that stand out. A lot of shark people like seeing things we’ve never seen or see infrequently. It’s a treat. 

 

I have a few teeth from that location I'll post up soon, hopefully. It includes an orectolobiform, if I recall correctly. I know Aussie teeth would be rare, but what other countries in particular are rare, in your experience?

[Miocene_Mason]

13 hours ago, Jesuslover340 said:

 

I have a few teeth from that location I'll post up soon, hopefully. It includes an orectolobiform, if I recall correctly. I know Aussie teeth would be rare, but what other countries in particular are rare, in your experience?

Spain, Hungary, Romania, Antarctica, Bulgaria, Italy, Czech Republic/Slovakia, Australia. While in some localities teeth are not rare in these countries, it’s export bans or lack of people selling them which make them scarce.

[fossilsonwheels]

7 hours ago, WhodamanHD said:

Spain, Hungary, Romania, Antarctica, Bulgaria, Italy, Czech Republic/Slovakia, Australia. While in some localities teeth are not rare in these countries, it’s export bans or lack of people selling them which make them scarce.

Took the words or rather the locations and explanation out of my mouth lol There’s your answer. You’ve got some stuff from places we just don’t see often. 

[Miocene_Mason]

3 hours ago, fossilsonwheels said:

Took the words or rather the locations and explanation out of my mouth lol There’s your answer. You’ve got some stuff from places we just don’t see often. 

Sorry, I get too excited when it comes to shark’s teeth!!

[hokietech96]

This is an amazing collection that you have been posting over the past couple days!  I’m really surprised to see Squalicorax kaupi from MD. I did not know of any locations that is Cretaceous? @WhodamanHD

[fossilsonwheels]

9 minutes ago, hokietech96 said:

This is an amazing collection that you have been posting over the past couple days!  I’m really surprised to see Squalicorax kaupi from MD. I did not know of any locations that is Cretaceous? @WhodamanHD

Severn Formation is Cretaceous. I don’t the specific locations in Maryland  but I’m sure somebody on the forum will know more. I’ve got a few teeth from that formation. 

[fossilsonwheels]

19 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

Sorry, I get too excited when it comes to shark’s teeth!!

Please don’t apologize for saving me some typing lol I share your excitement for sure. 

[hokietech96]

4 minutes ago, fossilsonwheels said:

Severn Formation is Cretaceous. I don’t the specific locations in Maryland  but I’m sure somebody on the forum will know more. I’ve got a few teeth from that formation. 

Interesting.  Was just surprised.  NJ, where I live is Creteceous.  I go to MD for non-Cretaceous.

[Miocene_Mason]

2 minutes ago, hokietech96 said:

Interesting.  Was just surprised.  NJ, where I live is Creteceous.  I go to MD for non-Cretaceous.

Yessir, we actually have relatively extensive late Cretaceous marine beds but most have been built over. Over the years, many have been cut into by construction and hunted intensely for short periods. A creek in Bowie with a productive lag layer was intensely hunted for a long time, sifted and dig out so bad the bank collapsed at the owner at the time (UMd) banned collecting. Though the owners have changed, no point in going there. The layer is gone and the bed is under feet of overburden. I know one guy who still finds stuff occasionally but he is the best I know in terms of search image. I went once, not a single fossil in sight. You still see the fossils extracted during the old days circulate though.

[fossilsonwheels]

12 minutes ago, hokietech96 said:

Interesting.  Was just surprised.  NJ, where I live is Creteceous.  I go to MD for non-Cretaceous.

I believe there are Cenozoic deposits in New Jersey in addition to Cretaceous. Geological formations overlap and form layers that span various time frames so you’d find that in NJ too. I don’t know the specifics of the sites but I’ve seen some Cenozoic shark teeth from NJ.