Specimen Name: Negaprion brevirostris
Common Name: Lemon shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00095
Acquisition Method: Purchased (2016)
Locale: Polk County, Florida, USA
Formation: Bone Valley, Peace River Formation, Hawthorn Group
Geologic Time Period: Pliocene Epoch
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes – Elasmobranchii – Selachimorpha – Carcharhiniformes – Carcharhinidae – Negaprion – Brevirostris
Description of Specimen:
A large tooth with dark blue enamel and a white root
Measurements of Each Specimen:
24mm x 23mm x 4mm
The Fossil Ark 