Metopocetus Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 What do you think it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I am not very good on Id's but through looking through one of my books, I am going to say it sure looks like a Serratolamna Serrata Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 I guess I should have said where it was found so you have formation and age info...silly me. It was found at Calvert Cliffs, Calvert Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Cat shark maybe??? It kinda looks like a Tope shark too, maybe..... Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 What do you think it is? Could be Physodon or Aprionodon, I need better picture http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 well i dont have any of my books with me but if you couldnt find it in any of yours im not sure what it could be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 well i dont have any of my books with me but if you couldnt find it in any of yours im not sure what it could be Well I think it is an Extinct Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon fischeuri) but I wanted to see what other people though first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well I think it is an Extinct Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon fischeuri) but I wanted to see what other people though first thats what i was thinking at first but the root looks different but it might not be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 thats what i was thinking at first but the root looks different but it might not be The root is missing a little bit on one side. Thats probably why it looks a little off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 The root is missing a little bit on one side. Thats probably why it looks a little off. oh ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilFreak Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well I think it is an Extinct Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon fischeuri) but I wanted to see what other people though first I'll vote for that too, unless the root is really thick. In which case I would say spotted hound shark. It's hard to tell how thick the root is in the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Is it "small", "tiny", or "teensy-tiny"? Can you take a pic with something for scale? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Is it "small", "tiny", or "teensy-tiny"?Can you take a pic with something for scale? It is itty-bitty...about a 1/4" over all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 It is itty-bitty...about a 1/4" over all. Then I agree with Rhizoprionodon. I used to sieve them by the film can full at Chesapeake Beach (right from the sand at the pier). "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Then I agree with Rhizoprionodon. I used to sieve them by the film can full at Chesapeake Beach (right from the sand at the pier). Yeah, I just started going there again now that gas is so cheap, I can afford to drive...plus the beach I normally collect at hasn't been turning anything up. This is the first one I've ever found but maybe I will try a sieve next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Nice find!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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