Fossil shark tooth, 6 cm long #310

Product detailed description

Fossil shark tooth

dimensions approx.: 60 x 40 x 15 mm

weight approx.: 20 - 30 g

Type: fossilized tooth - fossil

Cleansing: under running water

Recharging: in moonlight

You will receive the exact specimen shown in the photo

Sharks are cartilaginous fish, characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton that fossilizes poorly. That is why we mostly find fossils of glassy scales, fin spines and above all fossilized shark teeth.

• A tooth of a prehistoric ancestor of the shark that inhabited the Earth during the Paleocene - Tertiary, i.e. more than 60 million years ago.
• Other body parts are found only very rarely.
• The advantage is that shark teeth regrew regularly throughout the shark's life, and at some localities fossilized shark teeth are very abundant. 
• Shark teeth occur in various sizes and shapes. That is why they are very popular among collectors.
• Well known are the teeth of the species Carcharodon megalodon, which reach such dimensions that they attract the attention not only of experts but also of the general public.