Isurus sp. (specimens 31-33)

Specimen Name: Isurus sp.
Common Name: Mako shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00031-33
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

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 31: A medium sized, light grey tooth with a slight curve to the right, missing most of its root
• Specimen 32: A medium sized, black tooth missing the right lobe of its root
• Specimen 33: A medium sized, light grey tooth missing the entire root

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 31: 20mm x 10mm x 3mm
• Specimen 32: 19mm x 16mm x 4mm
• Specimen 33: 20mm x 6mm x 6mm