Misha Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I got this tooth a while back with some other fossil, it had absolutely no indication of the place it was found in, the age, or type of shark. One edge has a strange bump on it that I have never seen in any teeth before. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Length and width of tooth are both about 2 cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 looks to be from some variety of carcarhinid shark w/pathology on the tooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 35 minutes ago, Misha said: I got this tooth a while back with some other fossil, it had absolutely no indication of the place it was found in, the age, or type of shark. One edge has a strange bump on it that I have never seen in any teeth before. Thank you. 22 minutes ago, PaleoNoel said: looks to be from some variety of carcarhinid shark w/pathology on the tooth Yep .. a pathological Carcharhinus sp. .. they have been around for quite some time. The pathology is the best part, that is something uncommon for a fairly common find here on the East Coast. Cheers, Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 42 minutes ago, Misha said: I got this tooth a while back with some other fossil, it had absolutely no indication of the place it was found in, the age, or type of shark. One edge has a strange bump on it that I have never seen in any teeth before. Thank you. Ahh .. some light reading perhaps ... from Elasmo http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=genera/cenozoic/sharks/carcharhinus.html&menu=bin/menu_genera-alt.html To quote ----> " God bless anyone who wants to figure out this mess. haha Cheers, B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I agree that it is a requiem shark of the genus Carcharhinus. 1 If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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