06449 - Great Collection of 5 Striatolamia macrota Shark Teeth Paleocene Neoceratodus africanus Observed fall: No
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Observed fall: No
but with its tiny size
This specimen is 100% guaranteed to be a stony meteorite of the general class "chondrite" and almost certainly of the class "ordinary chondrite" and based on magnetic response is very high an "H" chondrite signifying high metal content with the other alternatives being H signifying high metal to LL signifying very low relative metal content
The other trilobites is a chimera composed of a cephalon and thorax of Mucronaspis with elongated and composed genal tips
Acanthopyge granulosa
06449 - Great Collection of 5 Striatolamia macrota Shark Teeth Paleocene Neoceratodus africanus Observed fall: NoStriatolamia macrota, Agassiz 1843 (sand tiger shark) Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Odontaspididae Alternative combination: Carcharias macrota Belongs to Striatolamia according to G. Cuny and S. Risnes 2005 See also Long 1992, Long and Stilwell 2000 and Squires 2001 Ecology: nektonic carnivore Environments: marine, offshore, estuary bay, marginal marine , terrestrial , reef, buildup or bioherm , shallow subtidal , deep subtidal shelf. Age range: 55. 8 to