bthemoose Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I recently acquired this nice little tooth from the Carlile Shale of north central Kansas, which I believe is Turonian in age. It looks like Cardabiodon ?venator to me, but I don't have much experience with the genus. What do others think? The tooth measures 27.17 mm along the slant and is 21.66 mm wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamiCG Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Regretfully I cannot offer any help however, whatever it belongs to is impressive. What a spectacular find!! ✌️❤️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I tried to look up a few things for you, and I don’t know if it helps but I grabbed a few screenshots from online. Maybe it’ll set you on a path that actually does help. This one is a photo of the genus in question. I will note that your specimen appears to have double cusps. This photo shows a likeness to your specimen, with the double cusps and same shape, though a different genus. I hope it helps in some way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Thanks @thelivingdead531! My tooth does have double cusplets. The second picture is, in fact, the tooth I purchased. I'm pretty sure it's not Cretodus, though, as it lacks the characteristic folds on the enamel. I bought the tooth specifically because I thought it might be something even more interesting (to me) like Cardabiodon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I agree that it does look Cardabiodontid. Definitely not Cretodus. Cardabiodon sp.: ^http://oceansofkansas.com/ks-sharks.html 2 minutes ago, bthemoose said: I bought the tooth specifically because I thought it might be something even more interesting (to me) like Cardabiodon. Ya, gotta disagree... 1 Forever a student of Nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Thanks @ThePhysicist! Not sure if you were disagreeing with Cardabiodon being more interesting or with the site that identified it as Cretodus, but to clarify, Cardabiodon would be more interesting to me as I don't have any others in my collection, whereas I do have some Cretodus. I find them both quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, bthemoose said: Thanks @thelivingdead531! My tooth does have double cusplets. The second picture is, in fact, the tooth I purchased. I'm pretty sure it's not Cretodus, though, as it lacks the characteristic folds on the enamel. I bought the tooth specifically because I thought it might be something even more interesting (to me) like Cardabiodon. Well, this is embarrassing for me. Ha! I’m so sorry, I thought I was onto something. They looked so similar, I should have known. I can’t help any further then, my apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 That's a great pick-up, B. Yeah, Cretodus has those vertical folds on both sides. The large bourlette is an indicator of Cardabiodon. In the old days a tooth like this was considered a weird Cretolamna or Pseudoisurus, a genus still debated, I think. I always tell people to pick up the weird-looking teeth even if they're a little beat-up. Too many collectors chase after just "perfect" teeth (and other stuff) so they overlook all kinds of cool specimens/items. Jess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Thanks, Jess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikaelS Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 It's a Cardabiodon venator. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 5 hours ago, MikaelS said: It's a Cardabiodon venator. Thanks, Dr. Siversson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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