I hunted the Pungo formation much of my collecting day at Lee Creek hoping to add a nice cow shark tooth to my list of finds. I never expected to find this little gem Bramble shark tooth. It's only the second I ever found, and is by far the most complete.
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Age
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Miocene Epoch
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Category
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Shark Teeth
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Formation
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Pungo Formation
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Location
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Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
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Species
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Echinorhinus blakei
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Length
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7/16 inches
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Width
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7/16 inches
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| ID | 3294 |
| Member | dw |
| Date Added | 3/30/2009 |
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| Pat Y. said this was a posterior tooth. |
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| It would have been easy to miss this bramble shark tooth! |
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