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Name:
Carcharocles chubutensis Tooth
Age: Middle Miocene
Formation: Pungo River
Location: Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina
Size: Tooth is 2.6 inches long
Here is a very unusual shark tooth from North Carolina. This is a Carcharocles chubutensis tooth from the Pungo River Formation. Shark teeth from the famous Lee Creek Mine are becoming very difficult to obtain, since fossil collecting was curtailed a few years ago. This tooth was a rare find even when collecting was allowed. This tooth has a very wide, substantial root, and both small cusps are still intact. The serrations are nicely intact and extremely sharp. The tooth has very interesting color - the tannish-brown enamel is quite special. This is a fine example of this highly uncommon tooth.
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