Specimen Name: Isurus oxyrinchus
Common Name: Shortfin mako shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00026-30
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (May 2019)
Locale: Aurora Fossil Park, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Formation: Yorktown Formation, Chesapeake Group
Geologic Time Period: Miocene Epoch
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes – Elasmobranchii – Selachimorpha – Lamniformes – Lamnidae – Isurus – Oxyrinchus
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 26: A large, straight tooth with a dark grey enamel that fades into tan
- Specimen 27: A medium sized, straight tooth with a dusky tan enamel
- Specimen 28: A small, straight tooth with streaky tan enamel and both lobes of the root broken off
- Specimen 29: A small tooth with pale enamel and pronounced root wings
- Specimen 30: A small, tan tooth with the right lobe of the root broken off
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 26: 27mm x 20mm x 5mm
- Specimen 27: 26mm x 19mm x 3.5mm
- Specimen 28: 17mm x 8mm x 4mm
- Specimen 29: 17mm x 14mm x 2mm
- Specimen 30: 17mm x 11mm x 2mm
The Fossil Ark 