Ordivician19 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) A couple of weeks ago, I went to Calvert Cliffs, MD to comb the beach for shark teeth, and came across these: A lot of them are missing their tops, which may make ID more difficult. Also, I’m not sure if 7 is even a tooth or just conveniently shaped. I’m fairly confident that 9 is a thresher shark, and think that 1-3 are maybe lemon sharks, but otherwise I’m lost. I’m particularly interested in (what I believe is) the vertebra and the sting ray mouth plate (13 and 14, respectively). I tried to get better supplemental photos, though fossil size and camera quality were a limiting factor: I look forward to learning about these. Thank you! Edited April 28, 2022 by Ordivician19 Added another image 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1,2,3, 6 small Carcharhinus sp. shark teeth 4,5,8,10.12. crab claws 9 tiger shark tooth Galeocerdo aduncus 11 snaggletooth shark tooth Hemipristis serra 13 shark vertebra 14 ray "plate"; the jaws of many rays consist of rows of parallel "plates". this is one of them. Some mat be able to ID this one to genus, but I cannot 2 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordivician19 Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Aha, I didn’t realize crab claws were able to become fossilized. I suppose it makes sense now that I think about haha. Thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I thought maybe this would be a good test for me (beginner), but I never would have gotten the snaggletooth. Hemipristis, is it a lower tooth? Upper teeth all have the serrations, correct? Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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