Specimen Name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Common Name: Tiger shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00070-71
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 – Carcharhiniformes – Carcharhinidae – Galeocerdo – Cuvier
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 70: Large tooth with light tan enamel that darkens to black near the root, top right corner is broken off, large serrations on left side of base – sharp curve to the left
- Specimen 71: Small tooth with pale enamel that darkens to dark brown near the root, light coloured root, pronounced serrations on left side of the base – sharp curve to the left
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 70: 15mm x 20mm x 3mm
- Specimen 71: 16mm x 15mm x 3mm
The Fossil Ark 