Paraisurus compressus

SKU
T226
Out of stock
$65.00
Overview

A very rare Top Quality Paraisurus compressusan extinct Mackerel shark, tooth from Tarrant Co., Texas. An excellent example of this Lower Cretaceous Paw Paw Fm. tooth. These teeth have a unique design with a a very compressed tooth, very high root face, no cusps, and long slender root lobes. Authenticity guaranteed. You do not see these teeth very often.

T226            SIZE: 3/8"

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This catalog contains excellent teeth from an extinct Mackerel shark - Paraisurus compressus. These teeth were collected from the Paw Paw Formation, Tarrant Co. All teeth are complete and well preserved.

Paw Paw Formation is early Cretaceous calcareous marl that dates to the late Albian age  (105 MYA). This formation is found in northern central Texas.