Help needed to ID this middle eocene carpet shark tooth, collected from midra shale member, dammam formation, in Qatar.

[deltav2]

Formation: Dammam, midra shale member
Age: Middle Eocene
Location: Qatar

1. First specimen

Picture 1: Backside

 

 

 

Picture 2: Front side

 

 

 

Picture 3: Side view

 

 

 

Picture 4: Top view

 

 

 

Picture 5: Closeup of the striations

 

 

 

Picture 6: Root

 

Length: ~6mm
Width: ~5mm

 

 

Specimen 2

 

Picture 1:

 

 

Same species as the first one I believe but with much less wear on the tip

Length: ~6mm

 

 

 

 

 

[Al Dente]

The closest I can find to your tooth is Squatiscyllium which ranges from the Paleocene to mid Eocene.

 

 

[deltav2]

1 hour ago, Al Dente said:

The closest I can find to your tooth is Squatiscyllium which ranges from the Paleocene to mid Eocene.

 

 

Thank you so much for the ID!