viator Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Hi all, Is this a shark tooth? I found it in the red chalk at Speeton, Yorkshire. It’s about 1cm in length. Thanks! Gillian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laditz Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Yes, that is a shark's tooth. Cool find Maybe the shark-experts on this forum can narrow it down to a certain type of shark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Very nice contrast between the matrix and fossil! That matrix would probably make good sidewalk chalk for the kiddos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Wow super nice find. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Very nice find - nice colour ! Congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viator Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Thanks all! It would be great to know what species of shark is came from. The weathered parts of the rock were easily to just break away with your fingers and a chisel. But the stuff underneath was pretty hard. After reading some old literature on the red chalk, shark teeth are apparently very common! Problem is they’re pretty fragmentary. I broke a few when using a hammer and chisel to split the chalk apart. Luckily, this one had weathered and was visible on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viator Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Thanks, @doushantuo Is that just for the Speeton clay though? The tooth was found in the red chalk which is above the A beds of the Speeton clay. Would they both have the same species of shark? Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I have not read the PDF I posted (yet),nor the several pieces by Underwood on the selachian fauna of Northeast England. Synechodus,Chiloscyllium cf Greeni,Cretascyllium,sp,Pararhincodon cg lehmanni,Cretoxyrhina mantelli,Parasymblolus reticularis are named by Underwood as occurring in the Huntington Beds Underwood(about 600 Kb): 1475-4983.00074.pdf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Really nice find! Congratulations! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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