Alopias latidens?

[Miocene_Mason]

I found this tooth at brownies, I think alopias latidens, what say y’all? It’s got a worn cusp which is cool if it is a thresher. Around a centimeter, quarter for scale (I know that’s not ideal)

[ynot]

4 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

quarter for scale (I know that’s not ideal)

Better than nothing at all.

Can We see a side view of the tooth?

@Al Dente, @MarcoSr, @siteseer, @sixgill pete

[Troodon]

Alopias supercillosus

[Miocene_Mason]

23 minutes ago, ynot said:

Can We see a side view of the tooth?

This is the best I could get for the time being, I’ll see if I can get some better ones

[Miocene_Mason]

6 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Alopias supercillosus

Oh, I don’t know the difference between the two species teeth, how do you determine this? 

[Troodon]

I always thought the Calvert by brownies it was A.supercilious.  Now if you go to Kent's description those have a deep nutrient groove and the others are A. latidens.  If you're starting to collect at Brownies try getting a copy of his book Fossils of the Chesapeake Bay Region pretty informative.   Let's see what the experts say.

[Miocene_Mason]

11 minutes ago, Troodon said:

If you're starting to collect at Brownies try getting a copy of his book Fossils of the Chesapeake Bay Region pretty informative.

I’ll See if I can get a copy of that somewhere cheap, thanks for telling me.

[MarcoSr]

Looks like Alopias latidens to me based upon no nutrient grove and the enameloid extending well out onto the root lobes.  A. superciliosus are rare from the Calvert Formation.

 

Marco Sr.