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Otodus obliquus?


HynerpetonHunter

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Hello everyone! I have a question regarding the identification of this tooth. I found this in May 2023 on the Potomac River on the Maryland coast. Formation is Aquia, age Thanetian (Late Paleocene), ~59-55 ma. I originally identified it as an Anomotodon novus, but going through my teeth from that trip again I suspect Cretalamna appendiculata or Otodus obliquus. 
The scale bar is in centimeters. The section shown is 1.4 cm. 

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Can you get better pictures from directly above the tooth?

(These look like you are taking the picture from slightly below the tooth- oblique angle.)

Also, an image of the other side?

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It’s a tough one, due to being a little worn, but I would say that this is one of the many Sand Tiger species. The rounded uneven cusps appear to still be complete, and they are same shape as I see on sand tigers I’ve found in the same area. Otodus and Cretalamna don’t usually have cusps that asymmetrical. 

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