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Other Fossil Shark Teeth available - Click on Scientific Names to go to the Other Fossil Shark Teeth catalogs. There are five sub-catalogs in the Other Fossil Shark Teeth catalogs with quick links at the bottom of this page (France, French Triassic, Germany, Mississippi, and Sumatra catalogs). Note - page down to quickly go to the Italian, Russian, UK (Sheppey), and USA - Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma fossil shark teeth.
Note - all teeth sizes are slant height unless otherwise noted. Click on photos to enlarge. Catalog updated on November 12, 2011. Carcharocles megalodon - Extinct Giant White shark (Italy) This catalog contains gorgeous and rare Carcharocles megalodon teeth, the extinct Giant White shark. These Meg teeth were found in the Puglia region of Italy. These teeth are Miocene (15 mya). You may not see these Meg teeth again. Sphenodus stschurowskii - a Orthacodontidae shark (Russia) The Sphenodus is a very rare Jurassic age shark from the Moscow region of Russia. The tooth exhibits a long, slender spike-like crown and a very broad, flat bottomed root (an occasional side cusps is present). These teeth are very well preserved. The roots show nice articulation.
Callorhinchus newtoni - Chimaeroid (UK - Beltinge, Kent) This catalog contains an excellent and rare Paleocene age (60 million years in age) Callorhinchus newtoni. This tooth is from Beltinge (near Herne Bay), Kent, UK.
Hexanchus agassizi - Cow shark (UK - Sheppey) This catalog contains exceptional and rare lower Eocene age - Ypresian (50 million years in age) Hexanchus agassizi teeth. These teeth are from Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. New photos loaded Nov. 12. These teeth are GEM. Click on them and have a look.
Hexanchus colinsonae - Cow shark (UK - Sheppey) This catalog contains exceptional and very rare lower Eocene age - Ypresian (50 million years in age) Hexanchus colinsonae teeth. These teeth are from Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK.
Lissodus minimus - Hybodont shark (UK - Aust Cliff) This catalog contains exceptional and very rare upper Triassic age - Rhaetic Bone Bed (200 million years in age) Lissodus minimus teeth. These teeth are from the Westbury Fm. (Penarth Group), Aust Cliff, So. Gloucestershire, UK. Note - New close up photos on Nov. 12, 2011. These teeth are nice.
Edestus heinrichi & E. mirus - Coal shark (USA - Illinois) The Edestus heinrichi or Edestus mirus, the Coal shark, are very rare Pennsylvanian age shark found in an underground coal mine in Sparta, Illinois. The tooth exhibits a unique broad triangular crown with huge serrations. The roots are also quite unique as they appear as long arms with the crown at the end. The roots would interlock to form a "tooth whirl." These teeth are well preserved. These teeth are from the Anna Shale Fm. (Carbondale Group) - approx. 300 million years in age. I cleaned the last of group I obtained 4+ years ago and these are the best specimens! You may never see a group like this again. Note - Size is quoted as the crown slant height only.
Isurus hastalis - Big-tooth Mako shark (USA - Calvert Cliff, MD) This catalog contains excellent Miocene age Isurus hastalis , the Big-tooth Mako shark. These teeth are an early form of I. hastalis with the narrower crown from the Calvert Formation (early middle Miocene) - approx. 18 million years in age, Calvert Cliffs, Maryland. Note - Left photo --> upper data & right photo = bottom data.
Isurus retroflexus - Longfin Mako shark (USA - Calvert Cliff, MD) This catalog contains excellent and rare Miocene age Isurus retroflexus, the Longfin Mako shark. These teeth are from the Calvert Formation (early middle Miocene) - approx. 18 million years in age, Calvert Cliffs, Maryland.
Ptychodus mortoni - Early Hybodotid shark (USA - Sandoval Co., NM) This catalog contains very nice Cretaceous age Ptychodus mortoni, an early Hybodotid shark. These teeth are from the Cretaceous (lower Santonian) - approx. 85 million years in age, Sandoval Co., New Mexico. Orthacanthus texensis - Primitive shark (USA - Waurika, OK) This catalog contains excellent and rare Permian age Orthacanthus texensis, an early Primitive shark. These teeth are from the Wellington Formation (Permian) - approx. 265 million years in age, Waurika, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma. Cardabiodon ricki - a Lamnid shark (Russia) This is a very rare Cardabiodon shark, an early Lamnid shark. These teeth is come from a lower Cretaceous site (Albian - 112 mya) in Kursk region of Russia. These teeth are well preserved.
Cretolamna borealus - a Mackerel shark (Russia) The Cretolamna borealus is a very uncommon Cretolamna shark. These teeth is come from a lower Cretaceous site (Albian - 112 mya) in Belorod region of Russia. These teeth are well preserved.
Dwardius sp. - a Lamnid shark (Russia) This is a very rare Dwardius shark, an early Lamnid shark. These teeth is come from a lower Cretaceous site (Albian - 112 mya) in Kursk region of Russia. These teeth are well preserved.
Ginglymostoma berdeykensis - a Nurse shark (Russia) The Ginglymostoma berdeykensis is a very uncommon Nurse shark. These teeth is come from a middle Paleocene site (Selandianian - 61 mya) in Volgograd region of Russia. These teeth are well preserved.
Paraisurus macrorhiza - a Lamnid shark (Russia) The Paraisurus macrorhiza is a extremely rare Lamnid shark. The tooth exhibits very long, slender roots with a very high protruding lingual root face, and a compact crown. The root of these these are very fragile and most specimens are collected without the root. Specimens with roots are exceedingly rare. These teeth is come from a lower Cretaceous site (Albian - 112 mya) in Kursk region of Russia. These teeth are well preserved. These are three of the finest Paraisurus teeth that I have seen!
Other Fossil Shark Teeth Catalog Links: Link to the French Shark Tooth Catalog --> French Shark Tooth Catalog Link to the French Triassic Shark Tooth Catalog --> French Triassic Shark Tooth Catalog Link to the German Shark Tooth Catalog --> German Shark Tooth Catalog Link to the Mississippi Shark Tooth Catalog --> Mississippi Shark Tooth Catalog Link to the Sumatra Shark Tooth Catalog --> Sumatra Shark Tooth Catalog | Other Fossil Shark Teeth Catalog | German Catalog | Sumatra Catalog | |
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