r00t2400 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I found this tiny tooth in a creek in Summerville South Carolina. Help with an id would be greatly appreciated. I’ve seen a couple other posts with a similar tooth where the consensus was undetermined species. Is this the case with this tooth as well? Thanks in advance! 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Squalodon, I think. @Boesse @MarcoSr @Al Dente 1 Link to post Share on other sites
r00t2400 Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 Thank you for the reply. I don’t think there have been any true squaldons documented In Charleston. Link to post Share on other sites
shark57 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Doesn't look like any Squalodon tooth I've ever seen. It appears to be from one of the smaller, heterodont, Oligocene "dolphins". "Boesse" is the expert in these and he has already been tagged, so I am sure we will hear from him shortly. Link to post Share on other sites
Boesse Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 (edited) This is from an unnamed long snouted dolphin we've got a partial skeleton/skull of from the Chandler Bridge Formation in Summerville/Ladson. These teeth have in the past been called "Phoca debilis" and "Phoca modesta". Nice find! I love these little dolphin "molars". Edited April 10, 2022 by Boesse 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Shellseeker Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 @r00t2400 Following Bobby's lead, I did a search on Phoca modesta .. Found this thread. You will find it interesting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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