The geographic location of where a fossil was found is consider to be one of the most important factors in determining it's age. The geological time period for most collecting sites in New Jersey is well documented (Atlantic Costal Plain - USGS). As an aid to identification, I've divided this section into two time periods, Cretaceous and Tertiary.


CRETACEOUS

Scapanorhynchus texanus are the largest and most frequently encounter Cretaceous
 shark teeth in
New Jersey.
 

 
  Goblin
Scapanorhynchus texanus
 
  Abundant  
Common Crow
Squalicorax sp.
Crow
Squalicorax bassanii
Crow
Pseudocorax affinis
 Very Common  Uncommon  Scarce

Extinct Mackerel
 Archaeolamna kopingensis

Extinct Mackerel
Cretolamna appendiculata

Extinct Mackerel
 Protolamna borodini

Very Common Common Micro
Hybodont
Meristodonoides sp. 
Angle Shark
Squatina hassei 
Hybodont
Lonchidion babulskii 
Uncommon Micro Micro
Nurse Shark
Cantioscyllium decipiens
Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium greeni
Extinct Thresher
Paranomotodon angustidens
Micro Micro Common
Sand Tiger
Carcharias samhammeri
Sand Tiger
Eostriatolamia holmdelensis
Sand Tiger
Odontaspis aculeatus
Uncommon Uncommon Very uncommon
Catshark
Scyliorhinus sp.
Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus sp.
Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus sp.
Micro Micro Micro

TERTIARY

Lemon Shark
Negaprion eurybathrodon
Gray
Carcharhinus sp.
Extinct Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo aduncus
Abundant Uncommon Common
Extinct Tiger
Galeocerdo latidens
Eocene Tiger
Galeocerdo eaglesomei
Longtooth Tiger
Physogaleus contortus
Very Uncommon Uncommon  Very Common
Requiem shark
Physogaleus secundus
Extinct Houndshark
Pachygaleus lefevrei
Tope shark
Galeorhinus ypresiensis
Common Micro Micro
Extinct Shortfin Mako
Isurus desori
Extinct Early Mako
Isurus praecursor

Longfin mako
Isurus retroflexus

Uncommon Uncommon Very Uncommon
Cow
Notorynchus sp.
Ric
Carcharocles auriculatus
Chub
Carcharocles chubutensis
Uncommon Uncommon Uncommon
Smooth Hammerhead
Sphyrna laevissima
Common Thresher
Alopias latidens

Bigeye Thresher
Alopias superciliosus

Uncommon Uncommon Very Uncommon
Sand Tiger
Odontaspis reticulata
Sand Tiger
Striatolamia macrota
Sand Tiger
Carcharias cuspidata
Abundant Common Abundant
Sand Tiger
Jaeckelotodus trigonalis
Sand Tiger
Hypotodus verticalis
Extinct Goblin
Anomotodon novus
Uncommon ID questionable - under review Uncommon
False Mako
Parotodus benedeni
Snaggletooth
Hemipristis serra
Extinct Mackerel Shark
Xiphodolamia ensis
Scarce Common Uncommon
   
  Extinct Requiem Shark
Abdounia recticona
 
  Micro  

Across the K/T Boundary

In some cases a genus or species may be present in both the Cretaceous and  Tertiary and I've combined the page.

 

Catshark
Scyliorhinus sp.
Extinct Mackerel
Cretolamna appendiculata
Angle Shark
Squatina sp.
Micro Uncommon Micro
 
Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus sp.
Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus sp.
 
Micro Micro  
 

MISC

 

Vertebrae
Coprolites
Pathological
 
Shark
 Cartilage
Common Uncommon Uncommon

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