Jniederkorn Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) I found this tooth last Fall in the Onslow Quarry in southeastern, North Carolina, The quarry is mostly Eocene limestone with only a small amount of fossil bearing Pleistocene exposure. Please correct me if I am wrong on that, I have a lot to learn. I was told the tooth was probably a transitional tooth. How should I label it? The tooth is about 2 cm. long. Edited March 7, 2017 by Jniederkorn Wrong size listed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 This tooth will be hard to identify. If it came from the Castle Hayne Formation I would label it auriculatus. The problem with Onslow Quarry is there is a lag deposit on top of the quarry that contains marine fossils from the Eocene through Pleistocene and to make matters even more confusing, I've found Cretaceous shark teeth mixed in. Its possible this is an angustidens tooth if it is Oligocene. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jniederkorn Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Thanks for your help! Very informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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