1.43" Hemipristis Serra Tooth (Bone Valley)

Size: 1.43" from root to tip

Weight: 3.49g

Species: Hemipristis Serra 

Age: Miocene age- 10-15 MYA

Location Found: Bone Valley formatio, Polk county, Florida, USA

Hemipristis serra, the extinct "snaggletooth" or "wolverine shark," was a large (6-7 meter) ground shark from the Oligocene to Miocene epochs, known for its distinctive, large, serrated teeth ideal for sawing flesh, making it a formidable apex predator in shallow seas, unlike its smaller modern relative