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Fossilized Shark Teeth on the Internet |
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So much happened in the mouth of the shark when it bit into the prey animal that there was a good chance that some of the blood in the water belonged to the shark. Broken bits of prey animal bone, broken and whole shark teeth being shed and in the chunks of flesh could easily have damaged the "Tooth Generating Gland" or the "bud" of a new tooth. If that source was damaged, it might have produced a deformed teeth.
So called "5th and 6th row teeth" were plastic and the shape could have been altered with the slightest pressure. Imagine for a moment a broken piece of bone or tooth piercing the immature tooth and causing the damage seen below:
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Crinkles in the serrated blade edge, generally at the junction of the enamel and bourrelet.
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Who knows what might have caused the damage exhibited by this 5 1/2" tooth with multi tips:
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Or this tooth with the tip bent back at almost a 90 degree angle:
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Or this Lee Creek tooth that is bent, twisted, folded and warped:
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