HynerpetonHunter Posted Sunday at 01:36 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:36 AM 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted Sunday at 01:38 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:38 AM 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? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HynerpetonHunter Posted Sunday at 01:45 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 01:45 AM Pictures have been taken. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atoothsatooth42 Posted Sunday at 04:46 AM Share Posted Sunday at 04:46 AM 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. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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