New Members LauraDinosaura Posted October 25, 2020 New Members Share Posted October 25, 2020 I recently took a trip to Purse State Park, MD, U.S. and found this tooth fossil that I cannot identify. Because of the location (Potomic River), I assume it is Paleocene era. The fossil is 13 mm (0.5 inches) across. The pictures are of each side. Please help me identify this fossil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Cretalamna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 That is one odd looking tooth (or tooth position). @MarcoSr knows the fossils of that area well. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand95 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 That is a interesting looking tooth for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 9 hours ago, Familyroadtrip said: Cretalamna That would be my guess as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 9 hours ago, digit said: That is one odd looking tooth (or tooth position). @MarcoSr knows the fossils of that area well. Cheers. -Ken Unfortunately most of the features needed for a positive identification are badly worn or missing. A posterior Cretalamna tooth seems like a reasonable ID from the pictures. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thanks, Marco. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members LauraDinosaura Posted October 26, 2020 Author New Members Share Posted October 26, 2020 Thanks to everyone for their input! I appreciate it. I had been wondering if it was perhaps a Cretalamna tooth missing a large portion of its main cusp... Based on everyone’s comments, I’ll go with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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