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Heterodontus
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Taxonomy
Bullhead Shark
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Galeomorpha
Family: Heterodontidae
Genus: Heterodontus
Species: Heterodontus elongatus
Author Citation Case & Borodin, 2000
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Eocene
Stratigraphy
Castle Hayne Formation
Comfort Member
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 11/09/2016
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 7.52 mm
Location
Trent River
Jones County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
This tooth was self collected at a personal site close to home. This site produces exceptional micro material. H. elongatus are very uncommon teeth in the Eocene of N.C.
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