Tooth of the xenacanthiform shark Orthacanthus lintonensis (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

Tooth of the xenacanthiform shark Orthacanthus lintonensis

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Tooth of the xenacanthiform shark Orthacanthus lintonensis Babcock, 2024, from the Upper Freeport Coal (Carboniferous) of Linton, Ohio. The tooth is about 13 mm long.

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Modified from Babcock (2024), after Newberry (1875).

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