Carcharodon carcharias (specimen 87)

Specimen Name: Carcharodon carcharias
Common Name: Great white shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00087
Acquisition Method: Purchased (August 2017)

Locale: Baja Peninsula, Santa Rosilia, Mexico
Formation: Tirabuzon Formation
Geologic Time Period: Early Pliocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes – Elasmobranchii – Selachimorpha – Lamniformes – Lamnidae – Carcharodon – Carcharias

Description of Specimen:
A perfectly triangular tooth with a brown root and mottled white enamel

Measurements of Specimen:
60mm x 45mm x 8mm

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