The fossilized tooth comes from a toothed whale. This tooth comes from a type of toothed whale known as a shark toothed whale because some of its teeth were serrated. The tooth measures about 8mm x 2.5mm.
- Catalog Number:
- 50353
- Object/Specimen Description:
- Specimen Count:
- 1
- Precise Locality:
Lee Creek mine near Aurora
- Locality:
- US Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY)
- Collecting Locality:
- North America, United States, North Carolina, Beaufort County
- Upper Level Taxonomy:
- Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Theria, Cetacea, Odontoceti, Squalodontidae