{"product_id":"snaggletooth-shark-top-front-tooth-id-81","title":"Snaggletooth Shark Top Front Tooth ID#81","description":"\u003cp\u003eCommon Name: Snaggletooth Shark\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScientific Name: Hemipristis serra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpoch:Miocene, Pliocene\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFossil Type: Top Front Tooth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFossil Size: 1.02 Inches 2.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocation Found: Florida\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eInfo about Hemipristis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e    The Hemipristis genus dates back to the eocene with species such as H. curvatus. The genus has only one extant (living) member H. elongata which gets to approximately 240cm (7.87ft), and primarily consumes fish, crustaceans, \u0026amp; cephalopods. (This species has not caused any known shark attacks). Its extinct relative H. serra however, got to well over 20ft in size and dined on large aquatic mammals such as dugongs and dolphins.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChaskar, K., Sagar, R., Padia, D. J., MS, A., Chauhan, G., K, P., … Thakkar, M. (2025). New record of selachian (shark) fauna from the early Miocene (Aquitanian) of Kachchh region (western India): palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographic significance. Historical Biology, 1–25. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/08912963.2025.2540449\u003c\/p\u003e\nHemipristis Serra. Panama Canal Project (PCP PIRE). (n.d.). https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/panama-pire\/fossils\/gatun\/hemipristis-serra\/\n\u003cp\u003eJambura, P. L., Pfaff, C., Underwood, C. J., Ward, D. J., \u0026amp; Kriwet, J. (n.d.). Tooth mineralization and histology patterns in extinct and extant snaggletooth sharks, Hemipristis (carcharhiniformes, hemigaleidae)-evolutionary significance or ecological adaptation?. PLOS ONE. https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0200951\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnaggletooth Shark - Sharkwater extinction. (n.d.). https:\/\/www.sharkwater.com\/shark-database\/sharks\/snaggletooth-shark\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecies implicated in attacks. International Shark Attack File. (n.d.). https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/shark-attacks\/factors\/species-implicated\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Prehistoric Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47334844039220,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/5933\/7268\/files\/81_1.jpg?v=1765517567","url":"https:\/\/prehistoricfinds.com\/products\/snaggletooth-shark-top-front-tooth-id-81","provider":"Prehistoric Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}