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James Ellsworth posted a new activity comment 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoThank you very much for the response!!
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James Ellsworth replied to the topic "Ears" on side of Chubutensis root in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoLooks like the original tag is not working again: <span class=”atwho-query”>@vperez</span>
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James Ellsworth replied to the topic "Ears" on side of Chubutensis root in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoDear Mr. Perez,
Thank you for the response!! I realized I was not being very clear. I meant to say the bumps on the side of the bone, just below the cusplets. Here is a picture:
Regards,
James
<span class=”atwho-query”>@vperez</span>
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James Ellsworth replied to the topic "Ears" on side of Chubutensis root in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months ago@vperez Looks like the original tag didnt work
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James Ellsworth started the topic "Ears" on side of Chubutensis root in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoDear myFossil members,
I recently found a wonderful Otodus/Carcharocles Chubutensis at Calvert Cliffs State Park. I uploaded it to this website here: https://www.myfossil.org/dwc-specimen/85631/
I also posted it to the Fossil Forum, where a number of people remarked about the “ears” on the side of the root of the tooth. I am now super curious…[Read more]
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James Ellsworth posted a new specimen. 3 years, 7 months ago
3 years, 7 months ago3 years, 7 months agoJames Ellsworth has contributed specimen mFeM 85631 to myFOSSIL!
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Hi @james-ellsworth, I saw your message, but I’m unsure why your comment is showing up here. The ‘ears’ are lateral cusplets, which may have served to help grasp prey and/or prevent food from getting trapped between the teeth. The ancestor of Megalodon had much more prominent lateral cusplets, which were gradually reduced and eventually lost.…[Read more]
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The ancestral species had more fish in their diet. The lateral cusplets serve to stab and hold the fish, like the tines on a fork. As this lineage progressed, the teeth were used to bite into whale blubber which requires a wider serrated cutting tooth (like a steak knife) which rendered the cusplets virtually useless, thus over time, it started…[Read more]
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