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!RARE! 3cm Fossil Cow Shark (Hexanchus) Jaw - Bakersfield, CA (15.5million years)
!RARE! 3cm Fossil Cow Shark (Hexanchus) Jaw - Bakersfield, CA (15.5million years)
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SPECIES
Hexanchus andersoni
AGE
15.5 million years (Middle Miocene)
LOCATION
Sharktooth Hill, Bakersfield, CA
*NOTE: THIS FOSSIL COMES WITH A GIFT BOX, A FLOATING FRAME FOR DISPLAY, AN ENGRAVED BASE AND AN INTERNATIONAL AUTHENTICITY CERTIFICATE.
DESCRIPTION
This is a rare, 3cm long Cow Shark (Hexanchus andersoni) tooth from the Temblor Formation in Bakersfield, CA. These unusual shark teeth are one of the rarer teeth found at the location.
Hexanchus had a large, thick body, with a broad head and blunt snout. The top jaw has jagged, cusped teeth and the bottom jaw has comb-shaped teeth. It lived in shallow water and was an opportunistic predator feeding on animals along the bottom.
Sharktooth Hill is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bakersfield, California. It represents an exposure of the Temblor Formation, a middle-Miocene marine deposit. 15 million years ago the sea levels were substantially higher and central California was covered by what is known as the Temblor Sea.
