Williamrock Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Found In gainsville! Im not 100% on the species maybe sand shark? but i personally have never seen one myself with serrations on the sides! the one of the left is the one Im talking about the one of the right is what i normally find! thanks for any input!!! always appreciate it guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierk Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 The one on the left is a snaggletooth shark tooth. Great color on that! This species can be quite variable in the amount of serrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamrock Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Guess it hasnt had time to get that snaggletooth curve yet! very cool thank you for the ID! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Tooth on left is a Snaggletooth shark tooth (Hemipristis serra). The tooth on the right that you say you "normally find" is a Tiger shark tooth, Physogaleus contortus (formerly Geleocerdo contortus), which is a very common tiger shark tooth in various Miocene fossil localities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamrock Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Im not used to seeing bigger snaggletooth finds having that bump on the front it kinda threw me off lol plus its so small i figured it was something else . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamrock Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Ah Upper lower teeth lol I just learned something new! thank you !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 The uppers are wide and triangular. The lowers tend to be narrow and spike-like. The lowers can go from almost smooth edged to severely serrated, depending on the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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