Description
- Ptychodus sp. – Shell-Crusher Shark
- Cretaceous Age
- Camp Ranch Formation
- Cedar Hill Texas
- This ROOTED Ptychodus Shark Tooth measures .38″ wide. The specimen will come in a 1.25″ Gem Jar with Identification Label
Ptychodus was one of the more unique sharks of the Cretaceous oceans. Instead of having sharp, pointed teeth for tearing flesh from its prey, they had teeth that were thick and rounded that it would use to crush
shellfish and other crustaceans it would suck up from the bottom of the ocean floor or ambush in the open waters.
