0.315" Protoheptranchias Lowei Upper Tooth(Hornby Island)

Size: 0.315" L

Species: Protoheptranchias lowei

Age: Late Cretaceous (Campanian to early Maastrichtian stage), Approximately 72 to 74 million years old

Location Found: Northumberland Formation, Hornby Island, Canada

Protoheptranchias lowei is a particularly interesting and rare fossil shark only found on Hornby Island, British Columbia. It was only formally named in 2019 by Henri Cappetta, K. Morrison and S. Adnet.

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