Rego Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Hey! I found this little gem in the Selma Chalk in Starkville, MS. It's super small (1/8") and I have not encountered one like this. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Think it’s either a tiger shark tooth or a hammerhead. not 100% sure though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rego Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Another image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 This is a confusing one. If it is from the Cretaceous it is either Galeorhinus or Paleogaleus. There are very similar Physogaleus from the Eocene. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I was going to say Galeorhinus sp. But @Al Dente beat Me. 1 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 July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Al Dente said: Physogaleus from the Eocene. There are Physogaleus in the Eocene? “...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...
Rego Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 After looking up the species you have suggested, it's definitely one of those two! Thanks @Al Dente and @ynot. I'll be going back to this outcrop soon with hopes of finding more teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 4 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: There are Physogaleus in the Eocene? Physogaleus secundus is a common one from the Eocene. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Physogaleus secundus is a common one from the Eocene. You learn something new everyday “...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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