Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
ID: | 527 |
Fossil Type: | Tooth |
Fossil Description: | Mako shark |
Status: | Extinct |
Relative Size: | Large |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Order: | Lamniformes |
Family: | Lamnidae |
Scientific Name (Genus species): | Isurus sp |
Era/Period: | Mesozoic/Cretaceous |
Epoch/Age: | Maastrichtian |
MYA: | 67 to 74 |
Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Ramanessin Brook |
Discovery Location (City, ST): | Holmdel, NJ |
Discovery Location (County): | Monmouth |
Deepest Formation: | Mount Laurel/Winona undifferentiated |
Color: | Tan root, orange crown |
Dimensions: | 0.75"L (apex missing) |
Comments: | Crown tip broken off |
Collector Name: | RLD |
Image Filename 1: | DSCF4453.jpg |
Image Filename 2: | DSCF4454.jpg |