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2" Bizarre Shark (Edestus) Jaw Section with Tooth - Carboniferous
This is a very unusual and hard to acquire offering of a fossil tooth and jaw section from the Carboniferous-aged shark Edestus heinrichi. These rare teeth are recovered deep underground in the coal mines of Illinois. Most of these teeth are found broken or worn. Nice serration and enamel preservation on this tooth.
Comes with a riker mount display case.
Comes with a riker mount display case.
Edestus was a very unusual shark only known from fossils of teeth and jaw sections. They could likely reach 20 feet in length, about the same size as a modern great white. Like its other relatives like Helicoprion, it did not shed its teeth as they became worn. This caused the jaws to become elongated and resemble a monstrous pair of shears. It is unclear how these sharks would have caught and eaten their prey with this jaw configuration.
An artist's reconstruction of Edestus. By Dmitry Bogdanov
An artist's reconstruction of Edestus. By Dmitry Bogdanov
SPECIES
Edestus heinrichi
LOCATION
Lively Grove, Illinois
FORMATION
Herrin Coal
SIZE
Jaw section: 2" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#269667
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