Negaprion brevirostris (specimens 83-85)

Specimen Name: Negaprion brevirostris
Common Name: Lemon shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00083-85
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (pre-2000)

Locale: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Formation: Unknown
Geologic Time Period: Neogene Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes – Elasmobranchii – Selachimorpha – Carcharhiniformes – Carcharhinidae – Negaprion – Brevirostris

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 83: Tooth with pale, almost white enamel with some dark spots, slight blunting at the tip
• Specimen 84: Tooth with golden tan enamel and a brown stripe at the root, right tip of root broken off
• Specimen 85: Tooth with golden tan enamel and a pale root with defined lobes, right tip of root broken off

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 83: 17mm x 14mm x 4mm
• Specimen 84: 16mm x 8mm x 2mm
• Specimen 85: 17mm x 12mm x 3mm