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Recent Squalodon Calvertensis from the Calvert Cliffs of Maryland
Images of the prep
Pictures taken by Paul R. Murdoch Jr
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This shows the larger jacket in the beginning stages of preperation. Notice the tree roots growing around the fossil. Also, two teeth are visible in this image, one toward the center of the jacket, and one in the lower left portion of the jacket.
This is a closer view of part of the jacket. One of the teeth is easier to see in this image.
This shows the same angle, after the fossil has been prepped better, the matrix is also cleaned out of the tooth sockets.
This image shows part of the lower jaw with scrape marks in it. Was this an injury caused during life, or predation marks after it died?
This is a view looking toward the snout. Notice the snout significantly broadens toward the end. This is to reinforce the large teeth and "tusks" that protrude from the jaws.
This is a closeup of the broken tip of the snout.
Here are some teeth found during the preperation. The largest is almost 3 1/8" (80 mm), the other is 2 3/4" (72 mm), and the partial tooth tip is 1 1/2" (39 mm).
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