Giant Lower Angustidens Shark ToothThis is my super trip maker - a big, meaty, lower angustidens shark tooth. The recovery was awesome; I found this tooth flat side up on the edge of a rock bed. I could tell it was complete and nice from the first moment I saw it, which was the way I like it. No guess work, just the joyous certainty associated with finding a tooth of this calibre! The recovery video is with the trip post. Check it out if you haven't already!
I really love lower teeth. The dagger shape is just classic and super cool! The thick root is really cool too. The tooth is completely serrated all the way to the tip of the blade. Both cusps are intact and the massive, gigantic root is also in excellent condition. The bourlette is gone but that happens a lot with river teeth. That fragile enamel is almost always the first to go.
Age
| Oligocene Epoch |
Category
| Shark Teeth |
Formation
| Ashley Marl |
Location
| Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
Species
| Carcharocles angustidens |
Length
| 3 1/2 inches |
ID | 3773 |
Member | dw |
Date Added | 8/3/2010 |
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