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April 2018 - Finds of the Month-


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Date of discovery:  01/04/2018

Scientific or Common name:  Palaeohypotodus rutoti, juvenile lateral

Geologic Age or Geologic Formation:  Eocene, 'Beltinge Fish Bed'

State, Province, or Region found:  Beltinge, near Herne Bay, Kent, Great Britain

 

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Lingual side. Love those tiny cusplets!

 

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Labial side, showing the distinctive 'stitching' or 'wrinkling' along the junction between the cusp and the root.

 

See here for trip thread: 

 

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And here he is with a more normal sized adult tooth (also from the same trip):

 

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-1 hours :D

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

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