4" Angustidens Shark Tootha gorgeous, nearly perfect fossil angustidens shark tooth from the river. Everything is there - tip, cusps, root, serrations. Definitely in my top 5 fossil finds of the year so far. What a prize!!
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Location
| Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Species
| Carcharocles angustidens |
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Age
| Oligocene Epoch |
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Formation
| Chandler Bridge Formation |
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Category
| Shark Teeth |
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Length
| 4 inches |
| ID | 876 |
| Member | dw |
| Date Added | 5/26/2004 |
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| You can see where the tooth was exposed to the tannic acid - its the dark part on the root and the slight discoloration in the center of the enamel. The rest was still buried in the Chandler Bridge. |
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| A complete angustidens tooth over four inches with the tip is an absolute rarity. In a lifetime of collecting, this is my first. |
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| One sharp little cusp |
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| and the other |
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