fossiling Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I recently bought a hooked mako and I just want to know if it is a type of pathologicity. It kinda confuses me, can anyone answer this question? Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 A picture would be good. Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 A pic would certainly help because it depends what you mean by hooked mako. Isurus planus is very common at Sharktooth Hill and is known as the "hook-tooth " mako. The upper teeth in this species are all curved towards the back of the sharks mouth, and the hook changes in severity depending on jaw position. 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...
fossiling Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Yes, the tooth is here. Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I don't think this is a mako. It appears to me to be some kind of mackeral shark. Mako sharkteeth do not have a nutrient groove in the root like your tooth does. Also I recently posted a pic of a mako I found that has micro cusps but that is rare. The size of the cusps on your tooth are much bigger hence I call your tooth a mackeral shark. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I agree with darctooth. Not a c. planus (hooked tooth mako). Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 After I posted my previous reply I immediately realized that I may have given some mis information. Unfortunately I was on break from work and break ended before I could correct it. While I still maintain that your tooth is not a mako it may also not be mackeral. I have a few species of mackeral shark in my collection but none of them have a nutrient groove in the root either. After taking another look at your tooth, the curve does throw things off but its possible it could be a pathological goblin shark judging from all of the other characteristics. I am not an expert so this is just my guess. Maybe someone else will chime in. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Looks akin to a Maroccan tooth but certainly not I. planus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, fossilselachian said: Looks akin to a Maroccan tooth but certainly not I. planus I was thinking the same. Its a shame the root lobes are not intact, otherwise the tooth would be perfect. Plus it would help to make a more positive identification. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I would suggest one of the Moroccan sand-tiger species, Carcharias, Odontaspis or Hypotodus 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...
Darktooth Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I didn't think that the blades were that broad on any of the sandtiger species. I will have to look into that. Thank for the input. NS. Dave I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 What is the length of this tooth? 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 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 2 hours ago, darctooth said: I didn't think that the blades were that broad on any of the sandtiger species. I will have to look into that. Thank for the input. NS. Dave Many sandtiger species have teeth that are this broad. Lateral teeth of several of the sandtiger species are this broad. I believe the tooth could be an upper lateral of one of the Moroccan species of sandtiger. 1 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...
Darktooth Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Thanks Sixgill! I guess I just haven't come across any of these teeth in any of the literature or references I have used for indentification purposes. I have never found any of these teeth in the field. All the sandtigers I have found have long blades. This information you gave is good to know. Thanks again! Dave I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiling Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Northern Sharks said: What is the length of this tooth? Less than one inch. Picture here: I thought that the fun was over when Northern Sharks suggested I. Planus but now it might be pathological. That's cool! Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiling Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 I think I have answered my own question: see those hooked teeth? I'm thinking it's probably one of those. Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts