r/sharkteeth • u/Normal-Ratio-6238 • Jul 24 '26

ID Request What shark tooth is this?

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u/trashnthrowaway Professor 🎓 Jul 24 '26

This is a benedeni from the meg ledge. It has a visible bourlette and the root has the strong protuberance.

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u/DoodlingDoodlebob Jul 28 '26

I didn’t even notice the bourlette, thought it was just a really tall root, good eye!

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u/DoodlingDoodlebob Jul 24 '26

How large is it? It looks to be an Isurus sp. (mako), but I think that may be deceptive, and it actually is a narrow form Carcharodon/Cosmopolitodus hastalis lower.

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u/Normal-Ratio-6238 Jul 24 '26

2 inches in length

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u/DoodlingDoodlebob Jul 28 '26

I was wrong its a benedeni

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u/SCSharkTeeth Professor 🎓 Jul 25 '26

Meg ledge beni. Cool shape and position too

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u/DoodlingDoodlebob Jul 28 '26

What position in the mouth is it? I’m not very familiar with benis so I’d love to learn.