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.97" Fossil Sand Tiger Shark Tooth (Carcharias) - Angola
This is a .97" fossil sand tiger shark (Carcharias hopei) tooth collected from a unique and rare locality in Angola, Africa. It comes from the Cacuaco-Luanda Formations, making it between 3.6 and 20 million years old. This material was collected by a geologist working in the country about 15 years ago, so there are almost no Angola shark teeth out there.
Comes with an acrylic display case.
Comes with an acrylic display case.
About Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharias)
Carcharias is a genus of shark belonging to the Odontaspididae family, also known as sand sharks. All of the sand shark family have gone completely extinct, with one exception: Carcharias taurus, the sand tiger shark. On average, most Carcharias species were about 8 to 10 feet in length. Carcharias sharks are very similar to their living mackerel shark kin, with long streamlined bodies and sharp serrated teeth meant for feeding on other fishes. Carcharias species began to emerge in the Cretaceous period over 66 million years ago. With the exception of the aforementioned sand tiger shark, all Carcharias species have been extinct as of 12,000 years ago. As sharks, they lost and replaced their numerous teeth hundreds if not thousands of times throughout their lives. Because of this, their teeth are fairly common finds in many parts of the world.
Carcharias is a genus of shark belonging to the Odontaspididae family, also known as sand sharks. All of the sand shark family have gone completely extinct, with one exception: Carcharias taurus, the sand tiger shark. On average, most Carcharias species were about 8 to 10 feet in length. Carcharias sharks are very similar to their living mackerel shark kin, with long streamlined bodies and sharp serrated teeth meant for feeding on other fishes. Carcharias species began to emerge in the Cretaceous period over 66 million years ago. With the exception of the aforementioned sand tiger shark, all Carcharias species have been extinct as of 12,000 years ago. As sharks, they lost and replaced their numerous teeth hundreds if not thousands of times throughout their lives. Because of this, their teeth are fairly common finds in many parts of the world.
SPECIES
Carcharias hopei
LOCATION
Angola, Africa
FORMATION
Cacuaco-Luanda Formations
SIZE
.97" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#259466
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