Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Shark

Megalodon Shark teeth
Miocene Epoch
Florida phosphate mine
Largest tooth 2-1/2"

Great White shark teeth
Pliocene Epoch
Largest 2-1/4"
Aurora, N.C.

Mako shark teeth from N.C. phosphate mine
Miocene Epoch- Pungo River Formation

Mako shark teeth from the Aurora mine in N.C.
All about 2-1/2"
Pliocene Epoch- Yorktown Formation

Mako Shark (Isurus Hastalis) tooth
Aurora phosphate mine, N.C.

Cow Shark (Notorynchus primigenius) teeth
Largest 1-1/4" wide
Aurora phosphate mine, N.C.

Shark jaw display
Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville, Fla.

Got megs?
Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville, Fla.

Megalodon teeth from NJ, Fla., NC and SC.

Megalodon tooth- One of my better teeth from "the honeyhole"- 3-7/8"
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto County, Fla.

Front side of previous tooth

Megalodon shark tooth
Miocene epoch
Pitt County, NC
5-3/4 in.

Megalodon shark tooth- One of my favorites from the '07 season
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto County, Fla.
4-1/4"

Same tooth from previous picture- who knew shark teeth do stand-up?

Megalodon teeth
Bone Valley Phosphate Mine
Polk County, Fla.
1 1/2-3 in.

Various Meg teeth
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto and Hardee Counties, Fla.
1-3/4 to 3-1/4 in.

Megalodon lateral (side) tooth
Miocene epoch
Peace River
Hardee County, Fla.
1-3-4 in.

Auriculatis shark tooth 2-1/4 in.
Eocene epoch
Monmouth County, New Jersey

Angustidens shark teeth (Megalodon ancestor)
Chandler Bridge Formation
Oligocene Epoch
Dorchester County, SC

Angustiden shark teeth (Megalodon ancestor)
Chandler Bridge Formation
Oligocene Epoch
Dorchester County, SC
All teeth between 2 and 2 1/2 in.

Shark vertebrae
1/2- 2-1/2" tall
Miocene epoch
Florida and North Carolina

Nurse shark tooth 3/8 in. (Ginglymostoma delfortriei)
Miocene epoch
Bone Valley Formation
Polk County, Fla.

Sand Tiger Shark teeth (Carcharias cuspidata)
Early Miocene epoch
Monmouth County, NJ
3/4 to 1-1/2 in.

Sand Tiger Shark teeth
Miocene epoch
Monmouth County, NJ

Lemon shark teeth (Negaprion brevirostris)
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto and Hardee Counties, Fla.

Micro-sized shark teeth
Early Miocene epoch
Beaufort County, NC

Shark-bitten dolphin jaw bone
4-1/2"
Miocene Epoch
DeSoto County, Fla.

Tiger Shark tooth (Galeocerdo cuvier)
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto County, Fla.
1-1/4 in.

Various Tiger shark teeth
Miocene and Pliocene epochs
Peace River, DeSoto County, Fla. and Beaufort County, NC
1 to 1-1/2 in.

False Mako shark (Parotodus benedini) - 2 in.
Miocene epoch
South Carolina

False Mako shark tooth (Parotodus benedini) 2 in. (front)
Miocene epoch
South Carolina

Tiger shark tooth (galeocerdo mayumbensis)
(Unusual Miocene epoch specimen)
Hardee County, Fla.
1 1/4 in.

Mako shark teeth (Isurus Hastalis) 3-1/8, 2-1/2, 2-1/4 in.
Pliocene epoch, Yorktown Formation
Beaufort County, NC

Extinct Mako shark teeth (Isurus Desori)
Early Miocene epoch
Monmouth County, NJ
1-1/2 to 2-1/2 in.

Extinct Mako shark teeth (Isurus hastalis)
Miocene and Pliocene epochs
Beaufort County, NC. and DeSoto County, Fla.

Extinct Mako shark (Isurus hastalis)
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto County, Fla.

Seven-gill cow shark teeth (Notorynchus primigenius)
1/2 to 1 inch
Miocene epoch
Peace River, DeSoto County, Fla. ,Beaufort County, NC., Monmouth County, NJ

Cow shark tooth (Notorynchus primigenius)

Chubutensis shark tooth
Early Miocene epoch
Monmouth County, New Jersey
2 in.

Same Chub tooth

Various Great White shark teeth
Pliocene epoch
Pitt County,NC
1 to 2-3/4 in.

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Pitt County, NC
Pliocene epoch
1 1/4 in.

Great White shark
Pliocene epoch
Pitt County, NC
2 in.

Great White shark tooth
Pliocene epoch
Pitt County, NC
2- 3/4 in.

Snaggletooth (Hemipristis serra) lateral or side tooth
Miocene epoch
Beaufort County, NC
1-1/4 in.

Various Snaggletooth (hemipristis serra) teeth
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto County, Fla.
1 to 2 in.

Hemipristis (snaggle-tooth) shark
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto County, Fla.
1-3/4 in.

Gray shark - approx. 1 in.
Miocene epoch
Peace River
DeSoto County, Fla.

Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) symphyseal (center) teeth
Miocene epoch
Peace River, DeSoto County, Fla.

Mako shark tooth in bone and matrix (Isurus planus)- Thanks Caldigger!
6" total length
Miocene Epoch
Shark Tooth Hill, Kern County, CA

Fall 2008- I had a chance to go fossil-hunting in SC with some friends at the LaFarge quarry near Charleston. I wanted to share some "as found" pics of 2 Auriculatis shark teeth.

The other Auriculatis

The same teeth after cleaning up - left is 2-15/16" and right is 2-1/4".

Unusual light blue megs
2 and 3 in.
Miocene Epoch
Peace River, Arcadia, Fla.

"Hubbell" meg tooth
These teeth are assumed by scientists due to their small size, rounded crown front and back, deep U-shaped root base, and often rounded root-lobe tips to be "neonate" or from newly born sharks.
Miocene Epoch
DeSoto County, Peace River, Fla.

Mako (Isurus hastalis) tooth
2-5/8"
Miocene Epoch
Peace River, Arcadia, Fla.

2 different species of Tiger Shark- on the right is direct ancestor to modern tiger sharks, a mayumbensis tooth from Zolfo Springs, Fla. On the left is a fossil version of the modern tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier from Arcadia on the Peace River. Notice the differences in tooth shape, even though size is similar. About 1-1/4 in.