TNCollector Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Info on this little guy. The tooth is quite different than the others I have found ( have found hundreds, but none like this one). Let me know what you think! Prentiss County, Mississippi Late Cretaceous Coffee Sands Length ~1/2"
Herb Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 my guess is Cretolamna sp. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks
TNCollector Posted July 14, 2015 Author Posted July 14, 2015 I am bringing this topic back to life. I have found many cretolamna teeth, but none like this one, particularly the shape of the crown.
non-remanié Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Interesting. Is there any chance its Eocene? ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen---
Foshunter Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Your tooth looks to have a little root erosion which sometimes is not uncommon. Looking at my book it appears to be a bottom anterior/lateral position Cretolamna app.----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me"
TNCollector Posted July 16, 2015 Author Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Interesting. Is there any chance its Eocene? Nope, there is no Eocene anywhere near this area, all of the material is Cretaceous. Your tooth looks to have a little root erosion which sometimes is not uncommon. Looking at my book it appears to be a bottom anterior/lateral position Cretolamna app.----Tom 001.JPG This looks close, the crown is still an odd shape though...thanks for the images! That is certainly helpful Edited July 16, 2015 by TNCollector
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