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Lee Creek Bramble Shark Tooth

I hunted the Pungo formation much of my collecting day at Lee Creek hoping to add a nice cow shark tooth to my list of finds. I never expected to find this little gem Bramble shark tooth. It's only the second I ever found, and is by far the most complete.
Age Miocene Epoch
Category Shark Teeth
Formation Pungo Formation
Location Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Species Echinorhinus blakei
Length 7/16 inches
Width 7/16 inches

ID3294
Memberdw
Date Added3/30/2009

Pat Y. said this was a posterior tooth.
It would have been easy to miss this bramble shark tooth!
  

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