Jazfossilator Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Found Myrtle beach South Carolina, are all of these teeth Squalicorax Kaupi? I don’t trust myself to be sure. Help appreciated, also if anybody knows of good shark tooth identification books covering North American sharks teeth I’d love to know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Probably a mix of Squalicorax kaupi and Squalicorax pristodontus. The website www.elasmo.com is very good for shark tooth identification. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Al Dente said: Probably a mix of Squalicorax kaupi and Squalicorax pristodontus. The website www.elasmo.com is very good for shark tooth identification. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 The elasmo site is great. Another good reference for Cretaceous teeth is this one. Out of publication, I think, but a great book with specifics on identification of teeth, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Really nice collection of teeth! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 The first two images are all Squalicorax kaupi. The next two images are all S. kaupi except for the first tooth which is S. pristodontus. The last two images are all S. kaupi except for the first tooth which is S. pristodontus. 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Really nice collection of teeth! Thank you 1 hour ago, josephstrizhak said: The first two images are all Squalicorax kaupi. The next two images are all S. kaupi except for the first tooth which is S. pristodontus. The last two images are all S. kaupi except for the first tooth which is S. pristodontus. I appreciate it, thank you! 2 hours ago, Troodon said: The elasmo site is great. Another good reference for Cretaceous teeth is this one. Out of publication, I think, but a great book with specifics on identification of teeth, Great sources! Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Troodon said: Out of publication, I think, but a great book with specifics on identification of teeth, I can vouch for this, has some stuff on crow sharks. “...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...
Al Dente Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Here’s some good information on these teeth. I had completely forgotten this thread- http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/66632-squalicorax-help/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Wait, I am confused, how do Cretaceous teeth end up on Myrtle Beach?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Cretaceous deposits are underneath and offshore Myrtle Beach. There has been dredging and beach nourishment activities in the past years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 This last trip to Myrtle beach I only found 2 squalicorax teeth, each of those groupings above are from a single trip so it seems depending on the dredging activities determines when these teeth pop up on these beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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