Galeocerdo aduncus/Physogaleus contortus artificial tooth set

[bthemoose]

Below is my third artificial tooth set for an extinct shark, this time for the Maryland Miocene tiger/tiger-like shark(s) Galeocerdo aduncus/Physogaleus contortus. This adds to the artificial tooth sets I previously constructed for Striatolamia striata and Hemipristis serra.

 

For this tooth set, I’ve presented G. aduncus and P. contortus as the same species, with the former contributing the upper and the latter the lower teeth in the dentition. The possibility that these species are the same is further discussed in a recent topic started by @WhodamanHD here; I relied on Applegate’s construction posted by @Al Dente in that thread as my model. In addition to being an interesting proposal, I don’t have the teeth to make a full G. aduncus or full P. contortus dentition (if they are separate species), so the combined approach was borne out of necessity!

 

The largest teeth below measure about 7/8” on the slant. I haven’t yet found an upper symphyseal for G. aduncus so there’s a placeholder for that tooth in my set for now. These teeth were collected by me from Matoaka Beach over the last year or so.

 

The full tooth set:

 

 

Quadrants:

 

 

 

 

 

Final with labels:

 

[Al Dente]

Looks nice.

[Notidanodon]

great set 

[bthemoose]

26 minutes ago, Al Dente said:

Looks nice.

 

20 minutes ago, will stevenson said:

great set 

 

Thank you!

[Top Trilo]

Love seeing these sets keep it up. Now just a meg one 

Edited April 22, 2021 by Top Trilo

[bthemoose]

29 minutes ago, Top Trilo said:

Love seeing these sets keep it up. Now just a meg one 

 

Thanks--and I wish on the Meg! I'll be quite happy when I find my first decent/complete one. I'm not sure that I have enough teeth from any other sharks at the moment to create another tooth set, but I'll definitely be on the look out. I have lots of Carcharhinus teeth, though perhaps not as many of the lowers and not identified as particular species.