FOSSIL SHARK'S TOOTH - 45 million years old - Bracklesham Beds. Bramshaw, New Forest, Hampshire

FOSSIL SHARK'S TOOTH FROM THE NEW FOREST

45 million years old

Bracklesham Beds (Eocene period)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Shepherds Gutter, Bramshaw, New Forest, Hampshire

A beautifully preserved and completely undamaged shark's tooth from the classic site of Shepherds Gutter in the New Forest. It was provisionally identified as the sand tiger shark Hypotodus verticalis.

It is from an old collection and was purchased by the former owner in 1987. Therefore it was probably collected in the early 1980s. Sharks teeth of this quality are very rare from the New Forest localities.

Presented in a glass gemstone display box with the original label.
 
Please note: Shepherds Gutter is part of New Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and fossil collecting is restricted.

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