Symphyseal tiger shark tooth

[Fin Lover]

Is this a symphyseal tiger shark tooth or something else?  I'm struggling to get good pictures, since it's only an 8 mm slant height, so hopefully these will do.

 

Compared to a posterior tiger:

 

Thank you!

[Fin Lover]

I did just find this old post. Similar to mine, but not exact. I did look at the symphyseals in the book I have by the Gale family and I don't think it's G. cuvier:

 

And not P. contortus:

 

[Al Dente]

3 hours ago, Fin Lover said:

Is this a symphyseal tiger shark tooth or something else?

I think it is Galeocerdo, but I can’t tell if it is a symphyseal, pathological or broken tooth.

[Fin Lover]

Thank you!  It doesn't appear to me to be broken, but the serrations on one side are worn.

[siteseer]

Can you provide an apical view - looking straight down at the tip? 

[Fin Lover]

I'm struggling to get a decent shot like that.  Does this work?

[debivort]

huh, it looks like the enamel is broken on one side of the main blade. The root still makes me think symphyseal, but the range of possible shapes if unbroken seems rather wide now.

[Meganeura]

5 minutes ago, Fin Lover said:

I'm struggling to get a decent shot like that.  Does this work?

This makes me think it's a broken posterior.

[Fin Lover]

I couldn't see the break before, but I just held it in much better light, and I do see it.  I'm guessing it should be like:

 

Edited April 19, 2023 by Fin Lover