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> From:         Mark James Bethke
> Reply To:     Conchologists of America List
> Sent:         26, January 2001 12:21 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Help in Identifing  a fossil sharks tooth
>
> Thank you Paul ,,,, most helpful . Mark (ferret)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Monfils, Paul" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Help in Identifing a fossil sharks tooth
>
>
> > Hi Mark,
> > There are a number of different types of shark teeth that have bilateral
> > cusps beside the main blade.  But given the large size of your specimen,
> it
> > is probably an Otodus tooth, probably Otodus obliquus (a larger ancestor
> of
> > the modern day mackerel shark).
> >
> > Here are some site that may be helpful:
> >
> > http://nmnhwww.si.edu/paleo/sharkteeth/#anchor26517478
> > http://www.megalodonteeth.com/
> > http://www.naturepreserved.com/megalodon/fossil%20shark%20teeth.htm
> >
> >         Regards,
> >         Paul M.
> >
>
>