Mudduck Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I was examining my teeth and try to sort them out and I came accross one that has got me stumped. My first guess is a sand shark, but it is flatter like that of a Mako but it has cusp. Could this be what they call a Reef Shark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 It is a land find from Charleston, SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Maybe a front lateral to a Sand Shark. Nice tooth. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Possibly the sand tiger shark, Carcharias cuspidata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Possibly the sand tiger shark, Carcharias cuspidata. That was what I thought at first. The cusp on mine are rounded where as the Carcharias cuspidata looks to be pointed. Maybe a front lateral to a Sand Shark. Nice tooth. Is that why you may think it is a front lateral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I agree with a type of sand tiger. The cusps are rather worn on the tooth. Probably Carcharias. 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...
Paleoc Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) Sand tiger, probably upper left 8th tooth (4th upper lateral) Edited December 16, 2012 by Paleoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 That was what I thought at first. The cusp on mine are rounded where as the Carcharias cuspidata looks to be pointed. Is that why you may think it is a front lateral? Looking at the labial and lingual view of the tooth, also the size of it I do think it is a lateral. I am in agreement with everyone else, Carcharias. Leaning towards Carcharias taurus- Miocene to recent. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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