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Pointed oval teeth from Big Brook NJ


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I find non-Crow Shark teeth from Big Brook quite hard to ID, and this is a grouping that I just can't figure out. 

In the cross-section they are sort of like an oval, with a pointed edge at either end - whereas Goblin Sharks teeth seem to have a half-moon cross section. 

Not stubby enough for a Mosasaur, but also not enamelled and curving like the Goblin Shark.

They are between 7-15mm long, and up to 4mm wide.

Sorry for the mediocre photography. 

 

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Enchodus teeth, me thinks. :) 

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23 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Enchodus teeth, me thinks. :) 

I agree with Tim.

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Yah me thinks Enchodus as well. Oh, and That cross section is referred to as lenticular. Like a lentil or a lens in cross section.

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Just now, erose said:

Yah me thinks Enchodus as well. Oh, and That cross section is referred to as lenticular. Like a lentil or a lens in cross section.

Thank you! Will use that term in the future. 

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