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Ptychodus mortoni

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T389

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$65.00

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A Top Quality Ptychodus mortoni, an extinct durophagous (shell-crushing) shark, tooth from Dallas Co., Texas. A symphyseal tooth from the front rows. An excellent example of this Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Fm. tooth. These teeth have a design that includes a high cusp with radiating occlusal ridges extending across the cusp face. Authenticity guaranteed. P. mortoni is a rare species in Texas, and when teeth get this large they are extremely rare!

T3891 SIZE: 3/4"

Adding 24 Ptychodus mortoni teeth in August 2025. Link to Texas shark teeth

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This catalog contains excellent teeth from a durophagous (shell-crushing) shark - Ptychodus mortoni. These teeth were collected from the Eagle Ford Formation. All teeth are complete and well preserved. All teeth are part of an associated set.

Eagle Ford Group - The Eagle Ford Group is a sedimentary rock formation deposited during the Upper Cretaceous Cenomanian and Turonian ages (90-95 MYA) that covers much central Texas. Eagle Ford Group contains the following fossil bearing units.

Arcadia Park Formation is a member of the Eagle Ford Group in Central Texas (Turonian age)
South Bosque Shale Formation is a member of the Eagle Ford Group in Central Texas (early Turonian)
Lake Waco Formation is a member of the Eagle Ford Group in Central Texas (Cenomanian)

Kamp Ranch Formation (member) is limestone which is part of the Arcadia Park Fm., Eagle Ford Group that dates to the Middle Turonian age (90 MYA) in Dallas County, Texas