TOOTH OF A JURASSIC SHARK (ASTERACANTHUS) - 165 million years old - Corby, Northamptonshire

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TOOTH OF A JURASSIC SHARK

Asteracanthus

165 million years old

Boulder Clay (derived from the Great Oolite.

Corby, Northamptonshire

A tooth of a shark with a 'pavement' of crushing teeth, used to crush hard-shelled invertebrates. It is beautifully preserved, with only part of the root missing.

This fossil was found by chance in the boulder clay (till) deposited by the Anglian Ice Sheet, and exposed in building excavations at Corby. Collected in the 1980s.

Presented in a vintage museum display box.

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Size: approx. 3.5 x 1.8 x 1.6 centimetres (size of tooth)
Weight: 33 grams (including box)