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Longitudinal sectioning of a C. chubutensis tooth


DevilDog

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I found this heart breaker of a beautiful C. chubutensis tooth in a Lee Creek spoils pile in North Carolina. Since it was broken almost exactly in half longitudinally, it offered an interesting interior view of the structure of a fossilized shark tooth. In a process similar to that used in industrial quality control work, I evened out the rough edges and polished the now flat surface to reveal the fossilized core of the tooth and the contrasting enamel. 

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Neat. Haven't seen one polished before. 

Good idea. :) 

    Tim    -  VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER

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That's really cool!

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:popcorn: John

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