Shark Tooth From The Isle Of Wight Walpen Clays

[Goldkaiser]

So it's me again (sorry for all the posts maybe I should just create a generic IOW post and post as I clean up and unearth my bulk?) anyways this time it's from a diffrent area just west of whales chibe where a lot of the cliff is rapidly falling down due to erosion. The geology I believe is Walpen clay (lower Cretaceous) funny story it fell down and hit my arm really hurt but boy was I happy (tooth is Aprox 15mm long) I probably won't remove it completely from the matrix for a while until I can get my analysis done to determine a definitive litholgic provenance, however In just over a week I would be able to then remove or fully from same, like I said my collections gonna take a lot of time to finish cleaning would like to know if I should just keep to one topic ID so it doesn't feel like spam still have micro vertebrates to go through thinking that next XD

And as alway thanks again

[Kosmoceras]

Don't be sorry for bulk posting - your material is very interesting! I can't remember the last time I saw a tooth like that from clays on the Isle of Wight. I would recommend keeping it in matrix but exposing a little more if you have a steady hand. IMO these teeth look better in matrix.

Regards,

[Goldkaiser]

That makes me feel better lol; over a month worth of samples and nearly no time to prep due to work it's gonna be a long time shifting through this lot lol - couldn't find a lot in the clays actually- a few shells but they were very poorly preserved- a nice ammonite that still need some work and a tiny vertebrae. Hoping to find some more stuff in the clays when I go back XD thanks for the suggestion will leave it in matrix then- hopefully I can find another XD

[Goldkaiser]

So I'm still looking for a ID in this tooth I have revealed a bit more but don't want to damage the tooth so have been gently getting the clay of when I noticed the root has another tooth like appendage coming of the sides I'm assuming these are what I have read about known as cusplets below are some better photos and hopefully this time we can get an ID

Many thanks

GK

The Walpen Clays make up part of the lower green sands

Edited November 13, 2015 by Goldkaiser

[jpc]

Nice little tooth, but, jeez, be dareful under thos cliffs.

[Goldkaiser]

Nice little tooth, but, jeez, be dareful under thos cliffs.

Thanks JPC I know right those cliffs are snarge right dangerous I have christened then Cretaceous falls in my journals XD had a massive Boulder fall one time to the left of me as I was extracting a ammonite

[abyssunder]

Nice tooth.
Maybe a little help in identifying some of your find is this document A preliminary account of the fishes of the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation (Wealden Group, Barremian) of the Isle of Wight, southern England - STEVEN C. SWEETMAN, JEAN GOEDERT, DAVID M. MARTILL : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bij.12369/pdf

also A NEOSELACHIAN SHARK FROM THE NON-MARINE WESSEX FORMATION (WEALDEN GROUP: EARLY CRETACEOUS, BARREMIAN) OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT, SOUTHERN ENGLAND - STEVEN C. SWEETMAN,CHARLIE J. UNDERWOOD : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00549.x/pdf

SHARK AND RAY TEETH FROM THE HAUTERIVIAN (LOWER CRETACEOUS) OF NORTH-EAST ENGLAND - CHARLIE J. UNDERWOOD, SIMON F. MITCHELL, KEES J. VELTKAMP : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1475-4983.00074/pdf

SHARKS OF THE ORDER CARCHARHINIFORMES FROM THE BRITISH CONIACIAN, SANTONIAN AND CAMPANIAN (UPPER CRETACEOUS) - CHARLIEJ.UNDERWOOD, DAVID J. WARD : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00757.x/pdf

Edited November 15, 2015 by abyssunder

[Goldkaiser]

Thanks guys I've looked at a few of those articles prior it's just the fact that none of then are from the correct lithology was throwing me of- also the Wealden is mainly freshwater so I chose to ignore these articles for this tooth bit found then helpful with another tooth of mine

Many thanks again

GK