TNCollector Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I found both of these teeth this summer on Amelia Island, Florida. The tooth is strange, the way the root is positioned (maybe tiger shark?), and the other item looks like some kind of mammal tooth? This time period is not my area of expertise, I think they range from 8-30MYA. The shark tooth is about 1.5cm long and the other item is about an inch(2.54cm) across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 The shark tooth looks like some kind of sand tiger, and your mammal tooth is half of a tapir molar. Tapirus veroensis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, Cris said: The shark tooth looks like some kind of sand tiger, and your mammal tooth is half of a tapir molar. Tapirus veroensis. That’s it! Thank you. That’s my first tapir tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 cool stuff Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 The sand tiger tooth looks like an intermediate tooth from Carcharias. Intermediates are reduced teeth in the upper jaw between the anterior and lateral teeth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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