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  • Serratolamna serrata

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    Taxonomy

    Serratolamna serrata

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichthyes
    Order: Lamniformes
    Family: Serratolamnidae
    Genus: Serratolamna
    Species: Serratolamna serrata
    Author Citation Agassiz, 1843

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Cretaceous
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late
    International Age: Maastrichtian

    Stratigraphy

    PeeDee Formation
    Island Creek Member

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 03/27/2018
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Length: 16.4 mm
    Width: 17.9 mm

    Location

    Limestone Quarry
    New Hanover County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    A very nice example of this somewhat common tooth in the PeeDee. It can be almost instantly identified by its asymmetrical shoulders and difference in numbers of accessory cusps on each shoulder.

     

    Reference:

    Case et al, 2017. A late Maastrichtian selachian assemblage from the Peedee Formation of North Carolina, USA.  Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology 3:63–80 Pgs. 69 & 71

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    FossilSniper

    FossilSniper

    Posted

    Excellent preservation!
    Nice biter!

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    Plax

    that's a beauty! ICM or RPM of the Peedee?

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    sixgill pete

    sixgill pete

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Plax said:

    that's a beauty! ICM or RPM of the Peedee?

    Island Creek.

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    tatehntr

    Absolutely gorgeous tooth!! What is the situation with hunting at Martin Marietta? I live in Wilmington and would love to check it out.

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    sixgill pete

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    On 5/10/2018 at 9:15 PM, tatehntr said:

    Absolutely gorgeous tooth!! What is the situation with hunting at Martin Marietta? I live in Wilmington and would love to check it out.

    Club sponsored trips only. And very very few of them anymore.

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