Ptychodus mammillaris, FIC1240


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Description

Irregular block of light gray earthy limestone with a single anterior tooth of the shell crushing shark Ptychodus mammillaris embedded within. Tooth is brown with characteristic ridges along a rounded crown. Central ridged cusp is surrounded with small papillae.


Subject

  • Geology
  • Paleontology


Details

Contributor
Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Lewes, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists