Kosmoceras Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Went to one of the chalk quarries for the first time this year and despite getting rained out found this nice Cretaceous shark tooth. Cut and prepared this evening, just drying out the matrix now. I assume it is Cretalamna sp. All the best, Edited January 5, 2014 by Kosmoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 What a beauty! I'm glad you kept it in the matrix, too "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...
espeton Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 How big is that tooth? Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taogan Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Nice find considering the weather, looks like C appendiculata, hope the matrix dries well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Beautiful tooth, Thomas. Congrats!! 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...
masonboro37 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Splendid! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahuijsmans Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 yup, cretalamna... what age exactly is the Chalk,...is it comparable with the Dutch/Belgium Chalk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Really nice tooth with great preservation. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Very nice tooth. Do you plan to prep it to expose it more or leave it as is? " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Thanks for your comments; the tooth is 1.3cm at its maximum. The British chalk ranges from 71.3 to 98.5 mya, however this specimen came from a section called the Zig Zag Chalk and so this tooth is around 96 million years old. I have no plans to expose anything more, I don't want it to be overly fragile and I like the way the chalk frames the tooth. All the best, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 awesome tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I love the way the chalk encases the tooth. I think it contrasts very well with the enamel. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Sweet tooth you have there congrats! Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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