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fossilhunter21

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I recently received some micro matrix from @thelivingdead531. Again thank you so much, it is an awesome gift! But I have been trying to ID the shark teeth and can't figure out what any of them for sure are. I would really appreciate any help. Also sorry about the quality of the pics. I may be able to take better pictures, but only if I need to.

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You are killing it already! Lots of great teeth! The thing that helped with some of my identification is the little guide I sent with it. Once you start staring at all the little teeth it does become a little overwhelming. 

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2 hours ago, Searcher78 said:

I’m assuming these teeth are small.

Yeah most of these teeth are pretty small.

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49 minutes ago, fossilhunter21 said:

So could 7 and/or 9 be Scyliorhinus sp.?

I was actually thinking that at first glance of the teeth.  I have ones very similar to 7 and 9.

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7 hours ago, fossilhunter21 said:

So could 7 and/or 9 be Scyliorhinus sp.?

These are sand tiger posterior teeth, either Odontaspis or Carcharias.

 

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13 minutes ago, Al Dente said:

14 and 37 are Rhizoprionodon or Sphyrna.

And I think 26

 

 

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I'm thinking perhaps Carcharhinus perezii on 53

 

 

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3 hours ago, fossilhunter21 said:

So could #34 be a sand tiger tooth?

We would need to see photos of different angles. Could be cat shark.

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4 minutes ago, Al Dente said:

We would need to see photos of different angles. Could be a cat shark.

Thanks for your response!

 

I will post pictures tomorrow as long as I remember. :thumbsu:

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I decided to edit the list of shark teeth I would like to ID, the teeth that I am keeping look the best out of the rest of the teeth to me. Also it would have taken forever to ID all those teeth in the images above! :Up-arrow:

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Thank you everyone for your responses. :)

 

It looks like @hemipristis, is correct that #53 (#2 in the new photos) is Carcharhinus perezii, but could #5 in the new photos be Carcharhinus perezii too?

 

Thanks, fossilhunter21

 

 

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Also does anyone have any pictures of Odontaspis and/or Carcharias posterior teeth? I am having trouble finding some online.

 

Thanks, fossilhunter21

 

 

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#13 looks a bit like a thresher (Alopias) but could also be something like Physogaleus. More pics might help to ID it.

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If you have done so already, go to elasmo.com for many great pictures and information about teeth from this very same formation.  Especially once you have a genus in mind or as a suggestion.

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8 hours ago, fossilhunter21 said:

I am thinking perhaps  Alopias vulpinus for #13?

It is Alopias. Not sure which species.

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