Vball Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I have looked everywhere to ID this tooth. It is from Bakersfield fire zone. I thought it was a posterior Galeocerdo aduncus but the more I look at it maybe Hammerhead??? It doesn't seem to have any serrations on any part of the tooth. I got it on Ebay. Thanks New Member, VBall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 welcome to the forum can you take a bigger picture I cant really see the tooth lol Physogaleus contortus, the serrations would be much larger on a posterior aduncus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Probabably Physogaleus contortus. Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Probabably Physogaleus contortus. Thanks for the quick response. I never thought of it being a contortus don't know why. It does make sense. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 yep im still going with what i said, the whole serrations thing can be nothing, i have posterior teeth that i dont think have serrations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 It is a posterior lateral contortist. I've found quite a few there. If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 It may be P. contortus. S. laevissima may be a better guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makoken Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I also agree with posterior contortus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 It may be P. contortus. S. laevissima may be a better guess. It just doesn't look like a hammerhead tooth to me. Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 It just doesn't look like a hammerhead tooth to me. i think hammerhead was brought up only because of the non serrations part of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Also, I don't think it's a hammerhead because of the absense of a nutrient groove when looking at the labial view. S. laevissima teeth have a pretty obvious nutrient groove. I'm also thinking tiger shark and it could be P. contortus, but I still think it could be a lateral G. aduncus tooth with worn serrations. A head on shot of the blade might confirm one or the other. My lateral P. contortus teeth look similar but they still have the "torted" blade somewhat while aduncus doesn't. Just my two cents. Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thanks for all of your help. I have concluded with all your help that it is indeed a contortus. After looking down at the blade, although the tooth is small there is the beginnings of a twist at the tip. Thanks for all your help, VBall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 can you give us some more pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 can you give us some more pictures? I'm Still waiting on it to come in the mail. I'll clean it and post more pics then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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