siteseer Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Here's an odd one. I think it's a Parotodus that might be the species, P. oligocaenus, which I have read is valid - something to talk to David Ward about. I bought this around the mid-90's as part of a small lot of teeth from the Suwannee River, Florida. I wasn't sure what it was at the time and Parotodus wasn't an in-demand genus like it is now. The dealer thought this and the other teeth washed out of the Ocala Limestone (Late Eocene). I lost track of this tooth and thought I might've traded it somewhere down the line but found it with another tooth from the same site in a zip-lock in a different box. It measures just over 1 1/8 inches. It looks like some Oligocene Parotodus I've seen. @fossilselachian @MarcoSr @isurus90064 @sixgill pete @Al Dente @sagacious @Northern Sharks 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 That is a nice tooth Jess! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 The deep U in the root reminds me also of Oligocene Parotodus. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Looks right to me too. Glad you found it again, I think you'd have a tough time replacing it. 1 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I have never seen a Parotodus from the Oligocene here in N.C., but your tooth does look like one Jess. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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