1" Miocene Fossil Shark Teeth - Bakersfield, California

Fossil shark teeth from the 15.5 million year old Temblor Formation near Bakersfield, California. Most of these teeth are mako shark teeth and each has some form of imperfection, whether it be a chipped tip or weathered root. They are all about 1" long though some may be slightly larger. The photos are representative of the teeth that you will receive but don't picture the exact ones.

Quantity discounts are available.

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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3 to 9 Pieces

$1.50

10+ Pieces

FOSSIL TYPE

Fossil Mako Shark Tooth

SPECIES

Various

AGE

Miocene (15.5 Million Years)

FORMATION

Temblor Formation