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Three Fossil Shark Teeth on Sandstone - Bakersfield, CA
This specimen out of Sharktooth Hill, near Bakersfield, CA, contains three partial teeth. The largest tooth belongs to a Hooked White (C. lanus), and measures 1.01" long. The lefftmost partial tooth also belongs to C. planus (0.55"). The third tooth is a relatively rare find: it belongs to a sixgill cowshark (H. andersoni), which is identified by its multiple serrated points. It is aprtial and measures 0.69". These teeth have beautiful coloration, which is quite distinct to the location. Quite impressive for 15-million-year-old teeth!
The teeth have been exposed from the sandstone they were found in. Additional bones can be found scattered throughout the sandstone as well. The slight green tint of the sandstone is a result of the stabilization process.
The teeth have been exposed from the sandstone they were found in. Additional bones can be found scattered throughout the sandstone as well. The slight green tint of the sandstone is a result of the stabilization process.
About Sharktooth Hill
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.
Two highly fossiliferous bone beds in the formation were created when fossils originally deposited at the bottom of the sea eroded out of the rocks, were concentrated by ocean currents, and subsequently reburied. Because the fossils in these bone beds are reworked, only isolated teeth and bones are found in these beds.
Today, the original Sharktooth Hill is a National Natural Landmark, but private property surrounding it contains operational pay-to-dig fossil quarries.
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.
Two highly fossiliferous bone beds in the formation were created when fossils originally deposited at the bottom of the sea eroded out of the rocks, were concentrated by ocean currents, and subsequently reburied. Because the fossils in these bone beds are reworked, only isolated teeth and bones are found in these beds.
Today, the original Sharktooth Hill is a National Natural Landmark, but private property surrounding it contains operational pay-to-dig fossil quarries.
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SPECIES
Carcharodon (Isurus) planus & Hexanchus andersoni
LOCATION
Sharktooth Hill, Bakersfield, CA
FORMATION
Temblor Formation
SIZE
Largest tooth: 1.01" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#257513
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