whowat13 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I am curious on whether this belonged to an extinct variety of tiger shark... I found it on Venice Beach earlier this year. -Bill H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Looks like it to me, although it may not be an extinct species. Galeocerdo cuvier is the modern species and it is also a fairly common fossil find There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoc Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) Looks like Physogaleus contortus, extinct tiger-like shark, but to confirm I need a view looking down the front edge of the tooth. P. contortus has a twist to the blade giving it its name. Edited June 6, 2011 by Paleoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowat13 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Here are some more views of the tooth in question. I do see a curve along the side shown in the first picture in this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 For comparison: http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Looks like a Contortus to me. November, 2016 April, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowat13 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Share Posted June 6, 2011 Thank you all who helped me identify this tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil_alan Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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