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.91" Fossil Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo) Tooth - Virginia
This is a nicely preserved fossil shark tooth from an prehistoric Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo). It was collected from Westmoreland County, Virginia and is Miocene in age. It comes in an acrylic case.
About Galeocerdo (Genus) Sharks
Galeocerdo, which means "fox shark," is the genus of all tiger sharks and tiger-like sharks, both living and extinct. Tiger sharks are a genus of requiem sharks (migratory, warm sea, live-bearing sharks) that have hunted the temperate and tropical seas since the Eocene epoch. These fearsome predators are nomadic and often live solitary lives, joining other sharks only for procreation. Tiger sharks are sometimes referred to as "garbage sharks": this refers to their disposition towards eating anything in their path.
The earliest Galeocerdo species in the fossil record is G. latidens from the Eocene. The more common fossils that come out of the American southeast are of G. aduncus, from the Oligocene, and G. cuvier, which originated in the Pliocene and persists today as the only living species of tiger shark.
The best way to identify Galeocerdo teeth by species is to look at the size of the tooth and the complexity of the serrations. Generally, larger teeth with more complex serrations point to a shark from a time closer to the present. For example, a tooth from G. cuvier is much bigger and more serrated than a tooth from G. aduncus or G. latidens.
Galeocerdo, which means "fox shark," is the genus of all tiger sharks and tiger-like sharks, both living and extinct. Tiger sharks are a genus of requiem sharks (migratory, warm sea, live-bearing sharks) that have hunted the temperate and tropical seas since the Eocene epoch. These fearsome predators are nomadic and often live solitary lives, joining other sharks only for procreation. Tiger sharks are sometimes referred to as "garbage sharks": this refers to their disposition towards eating anything in their path.
The earliest Galeocerdo species in the fossil record is G. latidens from the Eocene. The more common fossils that come out of the American southeast are of G. aduncus, from the Oligocene, and G. cuvier, which originated in the Pliocene and persists today as the only living species of tiger shark.
The best way to identify Galeocerdo teeth by species is to look at the size of the tooth and the complexity of the serrations. Generally, larger teeth with more complex serrations point to a shark from a time closer to the present. For example, a tooth from G. cuvier is much bigger and more serrated than a tooth from G. aduncus or G. latidens.
SPECIES
Galeocerdo
LOCATION
Westmoreland County, Virginia
SIZE
.91" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#71152
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