britishcanuk Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I'm wondering if this is a small benedeni tooth and if not what is it? It's 1.2" long. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I would call this a P. benedeni if it were in my collection. Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Out of my comfort zone on this, is it possible instead that it is Alopias, not Paratodus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toof Monster Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Bene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britishcanuk Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 23 hours ago, calhounensis said: Out of my comfort zone on this, is it possible instead that it is Alopias, not Paratodus? Interesting. I don't have the tooth yet, but saw in on the auction site for a good price so couldn't pass it up. The crown seems a bit long and the root lobes are narrower than I would expect from Alopias, but those two characteristics would favour benedeni. It almost looks like it has a vestigial cusp, I'm interested to have a closer look at that. My understanding is that very early Parotodus teeth had these, but they disappeared pretty quickly as the species grew larger. If it is a cusp, the smaller size of the tooth might be expected. I guess that leads to my next question, do early Parotodus teeth occur in SC or in the eastern US? thanks for the opinions. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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