File:Petalodont Tooth (NPS Photo).jpg

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Tooth of a nonspecific petalodont from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Carboniferous (Mississippian) period. Cropped.

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English: Petalodont chondrichthyan sharks would have swum in the waters above the Mammoth Cave region over 325 million years ago. The teeth were used to crush the outer shells of corals that were abundant on the sea floor.
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Source https://npgallery.nps.gov/SearchResults/albumid/defa5fd6-e5b5-48b4-93a5-fd0640cbc6ab?
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