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Need assistance identifying shark fossil. Suspect it is Mako or Mackerel, due to curvature along lingual/labial axis. Unfortunately, the root is badly eroded. Found along Amelia Island (NE Florida). Thank you, -Steve
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From the album: Aurora North Carolina Micro Matrix Fossils
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I would have found this on the peace river sometime this year, and was in my broader collection of teeth in a jar. I’ve been giving some fossils to a very cute family that walk by the house nightly, two 5 year old twin girls and their brother who is 7, and their mom and dad. Yesterday I poured some of teeth into some sand and shells I collected at Venice last year and told them to be sure to also find the very small ones. They did just that and brought this one by tonight and I couldn’t identify it. I grabbed this picture before they left, and the young man said if you identify it, will you please tell me what it is? So here I am hoping I don’t disappoint him, so any help would be appreciated. It’s a tiny tooth, so I don’t have any measurements. And o only have this one picture.
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I was fortunate enough to find many nice teeth during 2020. These are some of either my nicest, favorite, or somewhat uncommon finds from my searching at Big Brook, NJ. These finds are late cretaceous (~65 million years old). Sources for identification: http://www.njfossils.net/cover.html Fossil Shark Teeth of the world, by Cocke The first picture are 4 of my largest and most complete goblin teeth (Scapanorhynchus texanus), all found on the same day! I think it had rained overnight, though there was no rain in the forecast. I think this along with unseasonably high temperatures led to bit of erosion. Picture #2: Mackerel teeth Left to right, first is Cretolamna appendiculata (lata?) and the latter two: Archaeolamna kopingensis. Mackerel teeth are some of my favorite due to their shape and cusplet size. Picture #3: A branchial tooth from an early drum fish (Anomaeodus phasolus). More photos will be uploaded in a comment.
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This tooth was found on my most recent trip to Purse State Park. I believe it is a Mackerel Shark tooth, Cretolamna. I think this may be my first truly pathological tooth because it does appear to be deformed. The crown of this genus does not typically slant to one side so much as this one does. Also, the crown is twisted rather than flat, much like the crowns of Physogaleus contortus. The thing that most leads me to believe it is pathological, however, is one of the cusps. The first cusp seems normal, but the other is twisted at a 90 degree angle and seems pressed against the crown. Can I get any confirmation that this tooth is in fact pathological? Also, can I get an ID as far as species goes, or is Cretolamna sp. the best I can get? Thanks in advance!
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well with the weather nice decided to leave work early and play in the stream,,,,:)..would like to confirm if the shark teeth are mackerel(just different then my others) and if the ray tooth is brachyrhizodus and if any info on what appears to be jaw piece.....thanks
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Hi, inpicked up these 5 mackerel shark teeth today. I don't have any collection data except that they are from Alabama. I was wondering if someone might be able to narrow down to genus, or maybe even species. Thanks for looking!
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From the album: Fish fossils from the Fur Formation
Family: Scombridae Order: Perciformes