Ludwigia Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 The weather has been so nice here lately that I decided to go for my first bike tour of the season yesterday. I don't like to over strain myself on the first trip, so I chose a site in the woods on the edge of a village about 10 kilometers away as my goal, knowing very well that I could spend a couple of hours scratching away in the sand and grit with my pen knife in the search for small shark teeth in the Miocene Burdigalian exposure. I have some idea what 3 of them might be, but I'd nonetheless appreciate confirmation or correction of my assumptions. I'm however not at all sure what the last 2 might be since I see just too many possibilities and am hoping that someone could set me on the right track. @MarcoSr @Al Dente @fossilselachian @Woopaul5 I'll number them for convenience's sake. Thanks in advance. 1. Mitsukurina lineata ? Goblin shark lower lateral ? 10mm. long. I think that the next 2 are both Carcharias acutissima ? Sand Tiger upper anterior ? 2. 19mm. 3. 25mm. 4. 11mm. 5. 16mm. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I think you'll know I can't help. But just wanted to say they're very nice teeth. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 20 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I'm however not at all sure what the last 2 might be since I see just too many possibilities and am hoping that someone could set me on the right track. @MarcoSr Unfortunately, I'm not that familiar with many Miocene faunas from Europe. It really helps with an id to start with a shark species fauna list from a site if one is available. Your ids seem reasonable. I sent you via PM a Cappetta paper from a Miocene fauna (Langhian age) in France that might help. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, MarcoSr said: Unfortunately, I'm not that familiar with many Miocene faunas from Europe. It really helps with an id to start with a shark species fauna list from a site if one is available. Your ids seem reasonable. I sent you via PM a Cappetta paper from a Miocene fauna (Langhian age) in France that might help. Marco Sr. Yes, I just saved it. Thanks. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Nice teeth Roger, although I can't help with ID's either. If you should happen to find another one of those goblin teeth before June........I could give it a nice home. There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Northern Sharks said: Nice teeth Roger, although I can't help with ID's either. If you should happen to find another one of those goblin teeth before June........I could give it a nice home. Ok Kevin. I'll keep that in mind. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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