Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 38 |
| Fossil Type: | Tooth |
| Fossil Description: | Sand Tiger shark |
| Status: | Extinct |
| Relative Size: | Large |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Lamniformes |
| Family: | Odontaspididae |
| Scientific Name (Genus species): | Carcharias (Odontaspis, Eugomphodus) taurus (Rafinesque, 1810) |
| Era/Period: | Cenozoic/Tertiary |
| Epoch/Age: | Miocene/Eocene |
| MYA: | 5 to 23/55 |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Atlantic Ocean |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Bayhead, NJ |
| Discovery Location (County): | Ocean |
| Deepest Formation: | Manasquan |
| Color: | Black root, dark grey crown with brown areas |
| Dimensions: | 0.82"Lx0.6"Wx0.2"H |
| Comments: | Worn |
| Collector Name: | RLD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF3705.jpg |
| Image Filename 2: | DSCF3704.jpg |