Miocene_Mason Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 I’ve been searching through some micro recently and I found this little (about 1 cm) tooth. If someone were to show it to me I’d say it could be a lemon or maybe a carcharhinus lower. Of course if that’s what it were I wouldn’t be posting it here. The catch: this is from the Late Paleocene Aquia Formation. Am I just missing something incredibly obvious or what? I’ve never heard of a Paleocene carcharhinus or negaprion. Any thoughts? “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Ask Marco Sr., he'll know if it's a possibility in the formation. Sometimes teeth from different locations get dropped and cause confusion when found, it does look like a lemon shark though. http://phatfossils.com/Aquia Formation Paleocene of Maryland and Virginia.php ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 @MarcoSr, @siteseer, @Al Dente, @sixgill pete 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 8 hours ago, ynot said: @MarcoSr, @siteseer, @Al Dente, @sixgill pete I always forget to tag people, thanks! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 10 hours ago, Gizmo said: Ask Marco Sr., he'll know if it's a possibility in the formation. Sometimes teeth from different locations get dropped and cause confusion when found, it does look like a lemon shark though. http://phatfossils.com/Aquia Formation Paleocene of Maryland and Virginia.php ??? I guess it could be a goblin, seems strange though. Here’s some pictures in the sun (if the forum will allow me to post them, been some glitches recently). I’ll definitely wait for Marco Sr. The preservation is about right for the Aquia though I guess I’ve seen similar at the cliffs. This is from Douglas point by the way in case I haven’t said it. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Sorry about poor quality photography “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 16 hours ago, Gizmo said: Sometimes teeth from different locations get dropped and cause confusion when found Looks like a Miocene contaminant to me dropped by someone (no natural way to get there) at the site. The specimen doesn't match any Palaeocene or even any Eocene shark teeth from MD/VA that I'm familiar with. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 That was my first thought too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 On 1/27/2018 at 4:21 PM, MarcoSr said: Looks like a Miocene contaminant to me dropped by someone (no natural way to get there) at the site. The specimen doesn't match any Palaeocene or even any Eocene shark teeth from MD/VA that I'm familiar with. Marco Sr. I have to agree ... mostly. However there is something about the last set of photos that @WhodamanHD posted that remind me of an extremely worn Squatina. 1 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 5 hours ago, sixgill pete said: I have to agree ... mostly. However there is something about the last set of photos that @WhodamanHD posted that remind me of an extremely worn Squatina. I’m pretty sure it’s not an angel shark tooth, it’s root it pretty horizontal and doesn’t go back (if you know what I mean). Also doesn't have that ridge in the back they usually have. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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