pinkus Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 This tooth seems especially stout to me. Anything special?
Auspex Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 That's a fat-boy! One possibility is Parotodus benedini. "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!
pinkus Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 Thanks Auspex I'm pretty sure this came out of an Eocene unit. Other posts seem to indicate that P. benedini is only found in Miocene deposits. Dave
Troodon Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Dave I cannot see any serrations do you agree even very worn ones? How about an Otodus they are pretty fat.
pinkus Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 There is evidence of very fine serrations. You can almost make it out if you zoom in on the left-most pic. Look on the right edge of the blade from the base to half-way up the tooth.
pinkus Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 Ok, nevermind. The pic really doesn't show it, but I do think there are super-fine serrations.
Troodon Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Well scratch otodus if there is evidence of serrations. How about Carcharocles and species depends on when in the Eocene.
Auspex Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 ...How about an Otodus they are pretty fat. Yes, maybe parasymphysial? "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!
Plax Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 I wouldn't rule out Miocene if you were digging in one of the abundantly fossiliferous lags between the Kirkwood and shark river/manasquan fms. There have even been suggestions that the lag includes Old Church Fm constituents.
non-remanié Posted April 29, 2015 Posted April 29, 2015 Looks like an Otodus blade to me ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen---
pinkus Posted April 29, 2015 Author Posted April 29, 2015 No digging. Was just found as float but farther upstream than I think the base of the Kirkwood or even the top of the Shark River Fm is exposed.
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