Shark Tooth

Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre2022

Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Morden, Canada

This shark tooth was found on a gravel bar just below the Boyne/Pembina boundary of a small, dry creek bed. It belonged to a Squalicorax ("crow shark"), which could grow up to 5 meters long.

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Title: Shark Tooth
Creator: Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Date Created: 2022
Location: Canada/Manitoba/Manitoba Escarpment/Peters, 42
Physical Dimensions: 1.7cm x 1.3cm x 0.4cm
External Link: Safe at Home MB Interactive Collections Management System
Taxonomy: Animalia/Chordata/Chondrichthyes/Lamniformes/Anacoracidae/Squalicorax
Geology: Pierre Shale/Pembina Member
Geologic Period: Late Cretaceous (80-90 mya)

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