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I went to Big Brook in NJ last week found this tooth and I have no idea what kind it is; maybe a goblin.  Sorry for my fingers.  Couldn't get the picture to focus on paper.  Thank you in advance for any feedback.

 

Mark

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Scapanorhynchus is as good a guess as any, but in truth the tooth is rather worn.

'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'

George Santayana

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Thanks for the feed back!  The focus on the paper was worse.  I thought it was a Goblin tooth but from what I have been reading they are very similar to Scapanorhynchus.

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Yep, Scapanorhynchus anterior crown.

“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal

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Thanks.  Can someone explain the long names instead of just calling it a goblin shark.  So sorry.  Such a newbie.  Just want to learn the right way to identify shark teeth.

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I have a lot of shark teeth bunched together because I can't tell the difference between (Anomotodon novus/Goblin Shark) and (Carcharias hopei/Sand Tiger Shark).

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