Shark vertebra - BV

SKU
F977
In stock
$60.00
Overview

A LARGE, Top Quality Bone Valley Mako shark vertebra from the Peace River, Arcadia, Florida. A Lamnid shark vertebra design - possibly Mako. Highest quality and complete. Excellent gray color. The edges are very clean. Miocene age - Bone Valley Formaion. No repair or restoration. Authenticity guaranteed. You don't see BV Formation shark vertebra very often!

F977       SIZE: 1-7/8"  (13/16" long)

Note - Adding shark vertebra, whale, Manatee, Marlin & shrimp fossils in January 2024.  ->  Link to BV shark vertebra

This catalog contains very nice specimens of shark vertebra. One of the few fossil remains from sharks. Bone Valley shark vertebra are Miocene age (10-15 million years ago). These colorful teeth are highly sought after by collectors.

Bone Valley - Excellent shark teeth and other fossils are recovered from the Bone Valley Fm. in Florida. These teeth can be very colorful and well preserved. The Bone Valley Fm. is a middle to late Miocene deposit in central Florida. The phosphate mining operations in Polk Co. has uncovered the majority Bone Valley fossils. Access to the phosphate mine dumps is very limited and appears to be highly restricted to a few fossil club entries. Exceptional Bone Valley Fm. shark teeth are also recovered offshore Golden Beach and Venice Beach.