Shark vertebrae tend to be preserved as just the centrum (the hockey puck-like disk) with two openings on top and two on the bottom where the hemal and neural arches were attached. The arches were cartilaginous in life and disintegrate quickly after death. The centrum sometimes survives as a fossil because it is at least partially ossified. Because they aren't solid bone, they are fragile ...
Shark Vert Vs Fish Vert - Questions & Answers - The Fossil Forum
Figure 7 Different shark vertebrae types Lamniform sharks include Alopias (thresher shark), the sand tiger Carcharias, the basking sharks, the White sharks Carcharodon or Cosmopolitodus, the Isurus true Makos, the Otodus megatooth sharks, and the megamouth sharks Mechasma.
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I don't know. Michigan was high and dry from the Mesozoic and later, the ages for these types of teeth (except for the great lakes which are fresh water). These look like shark teeth that are found in coastal areas,Tx, La, Fla, the Carolinas and California.
Shark teeth found in Venice, FL diving off boat and could use some help confirming ID. I’m confident on a few of these but would appreciate some help from you pros. (First time doing this so forgive me for any newbie errors)
Midlothian Quarry Shark Teeth and More! cretaceous midlothian texas By JamieLynn in Fossil Hunting Trips
If you are planning to go to Summerville, SC for your first time, and have been hoping to find Shark Teeth, please read this. My Advice: I advise only going if you know someone with known locations, or otherwise plan to hire a company or a guide (I do not have someone to recommend). Finding tee...