jahloved Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I found this embedded in limestone at about 1100 feet above sea level on a small mountain near Huntsville AL. I need help identifying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Looks similar to a Cladodus tooth? Wait for some of the paleozoic shark folks before labeling it, though. Regards, @MarcoSr @Al Dente @JimB88 @TNCollector @Archie Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 It is a tooth from a cladodontid-type shark called Symmorium sp. The side exposed is the back side. It looks like it is from the Bangor Limestone which is found throughout the Huntsville area. Nice find by the way!! Edit: Additionally, I should mention, this tooth is likely from the Late Mississippian, so it is approximately 330 million years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 9 minutes ago, TNCollector said: It is a tooth from a cladodontid-type shark called Symmorium sp. The side exposed is the back side. It looks like it is from the Bangor Limestone which is found throughout the Huntsville area. Nice find by the way!! Edit: Additionally, I should mention, this tooth is likely from the Late Mississippian, so it is approximately 330 million years old. Thanks for chiming in, Jim. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 That's a beautiful tooth congratulations, and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Fantastic. What a beautiful tooth. 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...
ynot Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Great find, thanks for sharing the pictures. Welcome to TFF! 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 March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Welcome! Nice find! I like the fact that this tooth is imbedded in matrix with all those criniod segments. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Very nice Paleozoic shark tooth . This type tooth is the classical Paleozoic shark tooth and is known to occur throughout the world from the Mississippian to the lower Permian. I would still classify this tooth as "Cladodus" occidentalis Leidy, 1859, until a well accepted review is completed, true consensus. Cope (1893) introduced the genus Symmorium and his type specimens were small, then Williams (1985) tentatively referred varied larger specimens to the genus, creating confusion. Some years later many were then referred to another genus, and so on. All cannot be accepted or rejected until a better review has occurred. We know Cladodus has become a catch-all genus and now so has the genus Symmorium. The main issue is there are a lot of isolated teeth and very little to determine their true affinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Having found a carboniferous cladodid tooth recently and done a bit of research I fully agree with Archimedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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