Carcharhinus sp.

Shark tooth
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Taxon: Carcharhinus sp.
Locality: Pacific Beach, San Diego County, CA
Age: Pliocene
Rock unit: San Diego Formation
Collector: W. Itano

Living sharks of the genus Carcharhinus go by various names, including dusky sharks, bull sharks, or requiem sharks. It would be very difficult to determine the species of this specimen with certainty. It is 2 cm wide.


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