Just an Enchodus? Cretaceous New Jersey

[A.C.]

Hey all,

 

Could I get another set of eyes on this (circled tooth)? I found this probably 2 years ago at this point in the cretaceous exposed Big Brook.

 

I have had this labelled as "Enchodus" but relooking at it it seems a little off with my other Enchodus teeth. 

 

Is this just a weathered Enchodus? Is it simply a different tooth than the fang and curved tooth pictured along side it? Or am I off by what fish this came from?

 

Appreciate the second set of eyes! 

 

[Troodon]

Looks like a Pristis sp. rostral spine

[A.C.]

11 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Looks like a Pristis sp. rostral spine

Interesting and I think you may be right.... though from my comparison here the rostral teeth from the same location have a "clear" portion along the tip that is missing here.

Does that waiver your thought or you still feel confident in Pristis?

 

Below is Ischyrhiza compared with Pristis

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by A.C.

[Troodon]

Those teeth are Ischyrhiza

[jikohr]

2 minutes ago, A.C. said:

Interesting and I think you may be right.... though from my comparison here the rostral teeth from the same location have a "clear" portion along the tip that is missing here.

Does that waiver your thought or you still feel confident in Pristis?

 

 

Aren't the other two rostral spines from a different genus, Ischyrhiza?

[A.C.]

Just now, jikohr said:

 

Aren't the other two rostral spines from a different genus, Ischyrhiza?

 

1 minute ago, Troodon said:

Those teeth are Ischyrhiza

 

My apologies - I did a search of Pristis saw it was a sawfish and blindly grabbed my sawfish teeth. You're correct.

 

Thanks all! 

[PFOOLEY]

@A.C., you may want to compare with the teeth from Protosphyraena as well.

[FossilDAWG]

I don't think Big Brook exposes or cuts through rocks young enough for Pristis.

 

Don