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Thanks everyone for your help! It seems most people are agreeing on Galeocerdo aduncus with a pathological twist. It seems people have different ideas on the position of the tooth in the jaw. Either way it seems I have found a pretty rare and special tooth, so I am very happy for that. Photographs ...

/oldfossil/opslag/1888006388CMA1.jpg /oldfossil/opslag/236646250CMA3.jpg /oldfossil/opslag/1772698057CMA2.jpg Hello all, Here are some better pictures hopefully! There is one that should give an idea of the thickness of the tooth! Ah ok Pascal, you were the other guy digging away for a good part of ...

Hello all, thank you very much for taking the time to look at my tooth and give your opinions, photos etc! I can see it is not an easy one to make a quick identification! I will take some more pictures with a macro lens tomorrow, see if we can solve the puzzle for for certain! Thanks again for all ...

/oldfossil/opslag/71749605IMG-4933.jpg /oldfossil/opslag/1472770264IMG-4934.jpg Hello all, it has been a while since I posted...a little hectic.At the weekend I went hunting in Antwerp...first time since the end of last Summer and found a tooth which I have never come across before! Anyone have any ...

Thanks guys for looking anyway!

Hi Aaron, thanks for replying and the extra info. Yes, after Pascal given me his info that it was indeed a shark tooth, I looked at it in detail. Like you say, it isn't preserved very well! I suppose erosion has occurred and smoothed the gap between the teeth! A big thanks to both you and Pascal for ...

Hey Pascal, thanks for the info. That is surprising. Even with such a gap between the teeth? It does not look damaged, like the tooth is missing. I really thought I had found something different haha!

Hi all, I found this in Antwerp. Not sure what it is? I know it isn't shark, maybe a fish jaw segment with teeth?

Any help would be appreciated. I've supplied views from both sides!

Thanks again.

Colin.

Hey Gigi,

thanks for the confirmation of the Sphyrna zygaena and bird bone which I was most unsure about.

Cheers,

Colin.

Thanks Strandjutters.

Seems like that is the second hammerhead tooth I have found.

Thanks for your help.

Colin.