Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 114 |
| Fossil Type: | Tooth |
| Fossil Description: | Sclerorhynchid (Sawfish) shark (rostral denticle, not oral) |
| Status: | Extinct |
| Relative Size: | Large (crown portion) |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Rajiformes (Berg, 1940) |
| Family: | Sclerorhynchidae (Cappetta, 1974) |
| Scientific Name (Genus species): | Ischyrhiza mira (Leidy, 1856) |
| Era/Period: | Mesozoic/Cretaceous |
| Epoch/Age: | Maastrichtian |
| MYA: | About 72 |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Poricy Brook |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Middletown, NJ |
| Discovery Location (County): | Monmouth |
| Deepest Formation: | Navesink |
| Color: | Dark grey and black crown |
| Dimensions: | 1"L |
| Comments: | Root missing, rostral tooth from saw blade of extinct sawfish |
| Collector Name: | EMD/NAD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF3593.jpg |
| Image Filename 2: | DSCF3592.jpg |