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Isurus Praecursor Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
This is the first tooth of any size that I found today. I saw it from 10 feet away when the sun shined off it....
Eocene Fossil Mako   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
1" Mako Razor Sharp...
Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
1 1/4" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
1 1/4" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
1 3/4" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
1 3/4" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
3/4" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
3/4" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
3/8" Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
I believe this is a back tooth of a praecursor mako and its almost all root. This little thing is so bad it can stand on its root like the big ricks....
1 7/16" Mako   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
Just a little gem....
1" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
1" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
1 13/16" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
I found this tooth on the way back to the truck at the end of an already great day at Lafarge. I was carrying a 25 pound vertebra over my back, but still I was scanning the ground for any last scraps. Its amazing that a tooth this awesome and exposed wasn't found earlier....
1" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
1" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
1 3/16" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
1 3/16" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
1 3/8" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
1 3/8" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth
1" Eocene Mako Shark Tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
This isn't the biggest I. Praecursor I've ever seen, but it’s the best I've found to date. The last time I went to the mine I found one, but it was pitted all over the root so I couldn't bring myself to put up a closeup. This one is killer, though, and is a good representative specimen. The red on the tip is kinda cool looking....
1 3/8" Eocene Mako Shark tooth   Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Isurus praecursor
A perfect lower tooth....
  

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