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Hello everyone,

 

Im back again with more fossils to identify... This time they are shark teeth I received from Filipe Vieira ( @Vieira ) during a blind trade organized on this very forum. The trade went very well, I was extremely pleased with what he gave me. Unfortunately, there are a few of the shark teeth that he couldn't identify. 

They all come from Sesimbra, Portugal, from which the fossils date to the Miocene period, about 20 million years ago. In case you cannot see it in the photos, they all have small serrations (except for the third tooth). Some of the possibilities: lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), bull shark (Carcharinus leucas), Galapagos shark (Carcharinus galapagensis), hammerhead shark (Sphyrnidae), and blue shark (Prionace glauca), etc...

If you want individual photos of one of the teeth, feel free to ask me in the comments below!

 

Thank you already for your help,

 

Max

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All these teeth look like upper and lowers of Carcharhinus sp.   Not sure what species really specific to that locality.

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Ok, thank you for the info! Let's see if others have more info about the species...

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Anyone have more ideas?

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As Troodon said more site specific info would be needed to possibly ID these to species level. Carcharhinus species vary worldwide and by the age of the deposit. And, often times Carcharhinus species are impossible to determine as many of the species teeth are so similar.

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I will add that the two teeth farthest left could be C. falciformas; Silky Shark.

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Hello :D!

I think the third one (in the center) might be a lemon shark tooth.

About the others I agree with Carcharinus sp.

 

I don't if this info helps, but I think the layers are probably Burdigalian-Langhian-Serravalian in age.

 

Regards,

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Still don't see lemon on anyone of them.  They typically have enamel on the shoulder of the root which is lacking on the tooth your pointing to.  It's a lower Carcharhinus sp.

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3 hours ago, Guguita said:

Hello :D!

I think the third one (in the center) might be a lemon shark tooth.

About the others I agree with Carcharinus sp.

 

I don't if this info helps, but I think the layers are probably Burdigalian-Langhian-Serravalian in age.

 

Regards,

 

23 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Still don't see lemon on anyone of them.  They typically have enamel on the the root surface which is lacking on the tooth your pointing to.  It's a lower Carcharhinus sp.

Ok, thank you for your help!

I see you were asking for more precise age info: early Miocene, Burdigalian age, Eggenburgian stage (19-20 million years ago)

The site is Sesimbra, Portugal, on the beach. 

Is that the info you needed?

I can send individual pics of the teeth if you think it would help.

Thanks again,

 

Max

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"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

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I'm not familiar with what species have been described from that locality and have not seen any technical papers on them either.   

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Just now, Troodon said:

I'm not familiar with what species have been described from that locality and have not seen any technical papers on them either.   

OK, well thanks anyways for your help!

Maybe a specialist from the area will see this post and know more about it;)

 

Best regards,

 

Max

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Smaller teeth like those are a little more difficult to identify because are some very similar...

 

I agree with Trodoon in Carcharhinus sp.

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