Specimen Name: Carcharias sp.
Common Name: Sand tiger shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00073-76
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 – Cordata – Chondrichthyes – Elasmobranchii – Selachimorpha – Lamniformes – Odontaspididae – Carcharias
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 73: Tooth with tan enamel that turns bluish near the root with black striations, left lobe of the sharply curved root is broken off
- Specimen 74: Tooth with grey enamel that lightens towards the tip with white striations, left lobe of the curved root is broken off
- Specimen 75: Tooth with light tan enamel that darkens towards the root with white striation, steeply curved root, tip is somewhat crooked
- Specimen 76: Tiny tooth with light grey enamel, crown juts upwards sharply, large, overformed-looking root, possibly pathological
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 73: 30mm x 10.5mm x 5.5mm
- Specimen 74: 29mm x 14mm x 5.5mm
- Specimen 75: 22.5mm x 9mm x 6mm
- Specimen 76: 10mm x 9mm x 4mm
The Fossil Ark 