Catalog Number:
51267
Object/Specimen Description:

These are Ptychodus shark teeth. Ptychodus is a genus of extinct sharks from the Late Cretaceous that ate mollusks. The teeth range is size from 1 cm x 1 cm to 2 cm x 2 cm.

Specimen Count:
10
Locality:
US High Plains and Rocky Mountains (ID, MT, ND, SD, WY, CO)
Collecting Locality:
North America, United States, Wyoming, Crook County
Upper Level Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii, Cladodontomorphi, Hybodontiformes, Ptychodontidae