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This is a large lower anterior (likely an a2) tooth. It has some very reduced cusplets in comparison to its cusp size. It also has an interesting indentation on the lingual side of the root (above the cusplet at the right when looking at the lingual side of the root with the root at the top). I suspect this relatively narrow and deep indentation could be from the shark biting its own tooth after it was shed.

This tooth is another lower anterior (likely an a3). It has relatively larger root lobes and lingual protuberance and a shorter and stouter crown than the tooth above.

This tooth is a juvenile lower anterior C. appendiculata. It has quite a different morphology when compared to an adult anterior tooth. Its cusplets are larger compared to its overall size and look similar to the sharp, pointed cusplets on an A. kopingensis.

This is a C. appendiculata upper lateral tooth. Lateral teeth have a more distally slanted crown and relatively wider root. Lateral teeth are generally more common than anteriors; this is because C. appendiculata possessed many more lateral tooth files than anterior tooth files (like most sharks).

This lower lateral tooth has a different form than the lateral tooth above. This is because it is from a different lateral tooth file from the shark’s dentition.

This upper lateral has some labial wrinkles on its crown. C. appendiculata teeth usually have a smooth crown surface. This tooth also has a nice orange color which is uncommon.

Posterior C. appendiculata teeth are reduced in size in comparison to anteriors and laterals (although not as reduced in size as posterior A. kopingensis teeth). They are even more slanted distally and have an even greater relative width compared to laterals. This upper posterior has an interesting root variation. The sides of the root along with the cusplets are bent toward the lingual face of the tooth. This feature can be observed in occlusal view.

This is a small posterior tooth (likely an upper). It likely came from a juvenile or a sub-adult. It seems like C. appendiculata possessed no or very few (1 or 2) lower posterior files. Most posterior teeth are uppers.