Bull, dusky, other?

[Gidget]

Hi everyone,

After doing some research, I found this awesome forum.  I'm new, but after doing a little bit of research I was wondering..

Is this a bull shark tooth, dusky tooth, or other?

 

The tooth was found today on the Eastern side of Dauphin island, Al by the fort.

 

Thank you so much!

 

 

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[PaleoRon]

It is a Carcharhinus sp. tooth. It is a family of sharks that includes Bull, Dusky, and several other closely related sharks. The teeth from the various species are very similar and can be difficult to differentiate. Nice find and welcome to the Forum.

[Gidget]

Thank you so much for the information.  I have more research to do!

 

Is this considered fossilized?  There is a white tip

Edited July 30, 2017 by Gidget

[PaleoRon]

Color has more to do with the material the tooth is found in than the age of the tooth. Some very old fossil teeth can be pale colors, even white. Modern shark teeth that are deposited on a muddy substrate can end up with a dark color fairly rapidly, geologically speaking.

[Paleoc]

It's a dusky.