Joe Salande Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Greetings folks! These are a few shark teeth my grandson and I obtained from creeks out of Alabama. About One hour due east of Birmingham. Just outside of Talladega Alabama. I the the bigger ones are Sand sharks, just a guess, but I'm not sure if the other ones are or not. And trying to figure out the age, I think may may be cretaceous period. Could someone please verify, or correct my thinking in these matters. Any information would be great. Thanks Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Salande Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 And sorry about the poor photographic qualities. That's the best I could get with the camera that I have. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Not seeing any photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I agree with Doren, maybe the uploader glitched? 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...
Joe Salande Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Sorry guys, i'll try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I would agree with you I'd of sand tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I assume you didn’t find these teeth personally but rather bought/got them as a gift? I have some shark teeth from the Eocene of Tallahatta formation and they are all dark colored/jet black (I’m pretty sure same is true for Cretaceous formations in Alabama). However the color and matrix is perfectly consistent with Eocene phosphates of Ouled Abdoun in Morocco, I assume this is where these teeth come from. As as for the ID you are correct for the leftmost tooth on pic 2, it is likely Carcharias sp. (sand tiger). Others though I would classify as Jaekelotodntidae indet. which is a different family from sand tigers (Odontaspididae). Not sure about second tooth from the left on a second pic though, might be something different. In addition, Jaekelotodontidae seem to be far less common in the Eocene of Western Hemisphere which is another line of evidence for Moroccan origins of these teeth. 2 The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Salande Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Wow Anomotodon, great call. I received little response on this question, but your comments made up for it and I appreciate your thoughts on this matter and my grandson will also. You are correct that they were purchased while on vacation with my family by the location described above. They made no statement relative to where these fossils were obtained, and I assumed incorrectly, that they were from that area. Neat little artifacts anyway. Just one question for you if you don't mind. you stated: though I would classify as Jaekelotodntidae indet. which is a different . I can't find what that term Jaekelotodnidae is. I assume it is a type of shark also, but just wanted to be sure. THanking you in advance, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Joe Salande said: I can't find what that term Jaekelotodnidae is. Jaekelotodontidae is the name of a shark family. By saying "Jaekelotodontidae indet", you are saying that the shark in question is part of that family, but the precise genus (and hence speies) is unknown. The term 'indet" generally means "unknown", and if you include something before or after it you're essentially saying "it's something in this, but I can't be more accurate". Hope that clears it up for you Otherwise I agree with Anomotodon that these teeth look typically like those you get out of the early Eocene phosphate mines of Morocco. And the IDing, I'll trust him, because he's much more well-versed in shark IDing than I am 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Salande Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thanks Max, that's helpful and a good explaination. I'm learning something new everyday. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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