Sonickmonx Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I have been collecting a locality in SC that is Eocene (Priabonian) in age. I have found a squalid tooth (I personally find it most favorable to Squalus weltoni) and 3 squalid-like teeth, however I have no idea what these could be. Unfortunately, the deposit is not kind to the fossils contained therein so they are quite beat up and missing the enamel. The definite squaloid tooth is the bottom one on the graphic, and the other 3 (top and middle in the graphic and the standalone) remind me of a squaloid at first glance, however don't appear to be. There is only one paper on the selachian fauna of this deposit, and there are no teeth comparable to these in said publication. The age is Eocene, Priabonian and locality is in Aiken, SC. The standalone is the same size as the top one in the graphic (~5mm). Any potential leads welcome! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 @Fossildude19 could you move this to the fossil ID forum to get more expisure Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 The 3rd tooth as you stated does look like a Squalid. I would I.D. this as Squalus sp. I am guessing these are from the Dry Branch Formation, I do not think Squalus has been published as occurring there, so this is a very interesting tooth. The other 3 teeth are not Squalus in my opinion. Possibly Physogaleus. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 hour ago, sixgill pete said: @Fossildude19 could you move this to the fossil ID forum to get more expisure Done ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonickmonx Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 @sixgill pete apologies on putting it under the wrong topic, I should have looked harder for the fossil ID section. Still learning my way around this place. Yes you are correct that no published record of Squalus exists from the Dry Branch, I have already confirmed that with Cicimurri and Knight. I am planning to collect from the Dry Branch for the next few years and eventually publish a follow-up to Cicimurri and Knight's paper, hopefully with even more new than just the squalid. The paper on the bony fish and reptiles of the Dry Branch is still waiting to be done as well, maybe I can get Cicimurri to work with me on that after I finish my Aiken collecting, there are certainly lots of enigmatic fish teeth found in this deposit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonickmonx Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 After some research I am thinking they could be posterior rhizoprionodon, which would make sense as rhizoprionodon are quite well represented in the Dry Branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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