PA Fossil Finder Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I found this a while ago in Lee Creek material, but I am not quite sure what it is from. I think it is from a whale shark. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Yup 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 May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Your tooth looks like a worn whale shark tooth, Rhincodon typus. They are not rare from there, but uncommon, especially in good shape. Here is a pic of 3 from Lee Creek for comparison. Basking shark teeth from Lee Creek are extremely rare. 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...
MakoMeCrazy Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 DANG PA fossil finder. I gave you a good bag of material! ahaha. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thanks! Yeah, I didn't really think it was a basking shark, but just wanted to be sure. It was a great bag, very fun to look through. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) A new publication about cretorhinus from STH, round mtn silt, has just been published last week, by my friend Bruce Welton I couldn't find the post here of not long ago, that questioned these teeth with a side cusp, so I posted here Edited May 15, 2014 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Unless heavy wear has really distorted the features of the tooth, I don't believe it is a basking or whale shark tooth. My first impression was definitely not. The root position with respect to the cusp doesn't look right but that could be because of root erosion and the angles that the pictures were shot from. What is the size of the tooth? Marco Sr. "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...
MarcoSr Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 A new publication about cretorhinus from STH, round mtn silt, has just been published last week, by my friend Bruce Welton I couldn't find the post here of not long ago, that questioned these teeth with a side cusp, so I posted here See the below link. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/41706-a-few-micros-from-shark-tooth-hill/ Marco Sr. "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...
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