Hexanchus griseus - Virginia

SKU
VA76
Out of stock
$160.00
Overview

A Top Quality Hexanchus tooth - a Sixgill Cow shark, from the Nottoway River, Virginia.  A lower jaw tooth with 8 primary cusps. This tooth is a rare red site tooth with an excellent red - brown color with a red - brown root. Incredible color and preservation. This is a Miocene age, Eastover Formation tooth. An excellent collector's tooth. Authenticity guaranteed. 

VA76         Size: 1-9/16"

Note adding 11 Virginia Cow shark teeth in June 2022.  --> Link to Virginia Cow Shark teeth

 

This catalog contains excellent shark teeth from one of the highly sought after Cow sharks, Hexanchus griseus, a Sixgill Cow shark. Hexanchus teeth exhibit wide rectangular root that is topped with a saw-like row of seven or more cusps. The Cow shark family is fairly rare and exceptional specimens are hard to locate. These teeth are Miocene - Pliocene age found in Virginia and are among the finest known examples.