AeroMike Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Well, I have a few teeth I think I know a couple and a couple I do not know. I believe this to be a thresher tooth This one is like my other Benidini's so I believe this to be one too I am not sure about this one (Dusky?) it has serrations Not sure about these two either Check out this awesome white Angie!!!! " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Nice group of teeth. The first is a giant thresher (Alopias or Trigonotodus grandis depending where you read) and much rarer than a regular thresher. The second could well be a Parotodus benedeni, but from that angle could also be another giant thresher. If it is a benedeni (I really think it is) it will have a much thicker root and should be able to stand on that root like a tripod. Next is a lower jaw Carcharhinus and there are experts that can't differentiate between species, they are that similar. The last pair look like upper jaw Dusky's (Carcharhinus obscurus) Finally the last is a beauty of a Carcharocles angustidens, but you already knew that 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...
bmorefossil Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 love that giant thresher!!!!! my favorite species of shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 The Beni & the Gt. Thresher are A-OK, and the Angie is bad to the bone!!! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 Awesome! thank you so much for the info. Here is better pics of the second tooth compared to the giant Thresher. They both kinda stand up on the root but the Beni is thicker and stands taller Nice group of teeth. The first is a giant thresher (Alopias or Trigonotodus grandis depending where you read) and much rarer than a regular thresher. The second could well be a Parotodus benedeni, but from that angle could also be another giant thresher. If it is a benedeni (I really think it is) it will have a much thicker root and should be able to stand on that root like a tripod. Next is a lower jaw Carcharhinus and there are experts that can't differentiate between species, they are that similar. The last pair look like upper jaw Dusky's (Carcharhinus obscurus) Finally the last is a beauty of a Carcharocles angustidens, but you already knew that " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svillej Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 WOW, great teeth Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 They both kinda stand up on the root but the Beni is thicker and stands taller Gt. Threshers are "at ease", Benidinis are "ten-hut"! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Great collection. Y'all are in shark tooth paradise on the East Coast. We find so few that are complete here. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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