Fossil shark tooth

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Got another fossilized shark tooth from the same beach I found one last year. Looks like maybe some sort of extinct snaggletooth shark. I have never found any fossils at countless other locations along the river nor have I ever heard of anyone else finding any. Looks like Ive found a great spot to hunt for many years to come. I. also found what looks like another small fossil as well. Shark tooth is a little over 1”. Any ideas?

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

Cool find !
Seems like there's a lot of them in your area - the "Hoover Boy's" have found a bunch.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Got another fossilized shark tooth from the same beach I found one last year. Looks like maybe some sort of extinct snaggletooth shark. I have never found any at countless other locations along the river nor have I ever heard of anyone else finding any. Looks like Ive found a great spot to hunt for many years to come. I. also found what looks like another small fossil as well. Shark tooth is a little over 1”. Any ideas?View attachment 2037054View attachment 2037055

No ideas,but it,s really cool!

 

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Cool find !
Seems like there's a lot of them in your area - the "Hoover Boy's" have found a bunch.

That was Calvert Cliffs which is a long way down the bay from where Im hunting.

 

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Its also possible that these teeth arrived here via Native American activity as there is much evidence they were highly prized commodities

 

[Red-Coat]

Neat finds. Yes, I believe it's a snaggletooth... Hemipristis species, and likely Hemipristis serra.

The smaller fossil appears to be part of the tooth plate from a ray... likely an Eagle Ray of the Aetomylaeus species or possibly Aetobatis.

 

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Neat finds. Yes, I believe it's a snaggletooth... Hemipristis species, and likely Hemipristis serra.

The smaller fossil appears to be part of the tooth plate from a ray... likely an Eagle Ray of the Aetomylaeus species or possibly Aetobatis.

Thanks that was what I was thinking. The presence of a fossilized tooth plate from a ray probably means this site is a natural deposit and not of Native American origin

 

[Digger RJ]

Got another fossilized shark tooth from the same beach I found one last year. Looks like maybe some sort of extinct snaggletooth shark. I have never found any fossils at countless other locations along the river nor have I ever heard of anyone else finding any. Looks like Ive found a great spot to hunt for many years to come. I. also found what looks like another small fossil as well. Shark tooth is a little over 1”. Any ideas?View attachment 2037054View attachment 2037055

Very Nice!!! Cool Shark tooth!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I can't identify it, but boy would I sure like to find some ! Hard to do that in Illinois.

 

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I can't identify it, but boy would I sure like to find some ! Hard to do that in Illinois.

I just got back from a return trip and found a few smaller ones but this time I had to dig for them. Shovel and sifter for next trip