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Potomac River tooth question


cck

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I picked up this tooth yesterday on the Potomac (mostly Miocene deposits) - I can’t place it... it does have some damage to the root. I at first thought Tiger, but the little serrations are on the wrong side of the curve... Any ideas? Thanks!

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It could be a worn Physogaleus contortus (a tiger shark relative), they are more common than the sixgill sharks but the latter isn't out of the question.

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That was my initial thought as well, but the  tigers have their serrations inside the tooth curve I think? 

 

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