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Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
South of Parker's Creek, Calvert Cliffs, North America, United States, Maryland, Calvert County
Description:
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic - Neogene - Miocene
Notes:
This is a lot of three (3) Sevengill Cowshark (Notorynchus) teeth from the Middle Miocene, about 15 million years old. All three teeth are lower lateral teeth. Each tooth is a light, slate grey color, with a dark grey base. Two teeth are approximately 2.5 cm x 2 cm x 0.25 cm in size; the third tooth is approximately Each tooth is approximately 3 cm x 2 cm x 0.5 cm in size.