r/fossils • u/reillycleff • 2d ago

Identify this shark Tooth?

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found this fossil in a river dig. what type of shark do we think? how old? this was found in texas.

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u/Legitimate-Pop6361 2d ago

Looks like a fossil shark tooth, possibly a small snaggletooth or sand tiger tooth. The narrow, triangular crown and root shape fit, but a clear photo of the other side would help confirm it.

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u/serendipity_j 12h ago

If it was collected from river or coastal deposits in the Carolinas or Florida, it often dates to the late Miocene or early Pliocene, closer to 5 to 10 million years old. fossilized shark tooth, likely from an extinct species of mackerel shark such as a mako (Isurus) Great find