{"product_id":"0-83-physogaleus-contortus-tooth-lee-creek-1","title":"0.83\" Physogaleus Contortus Tooth (Lee Creek)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.83\" from root to tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1.04g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ephysogaleus (contortus) Aduncus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge\u003c\/strong\u003e: The fossil bearing layers which reside up to 130 feet beneath the surface are represented by the Pungo River Formation (Miocene – 15 million years ago) and the Yorktown Formation (Pliocene – 4.5 million years ago)\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation Found\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina ,USA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComes in a clear acrylic case with a description card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese teeth were formerly called extinct Tiger sharks \u003cem\u003eGaleocerdo contortus. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow the \"aduncus\" species teeth are thought to be upper jaw teeth and the \"contortus\" teeth are lower jaw teeth of  Physogaleus aduncus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the mine is now inaccessible, the market is strictly limited to existing collections. This makes every Lee Creek fossil an appreciating asset. As time passes, their scarcity—and their value—only intensifies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stonesandbones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51571079217439,"sku":"pc25","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/4674\/9983\/files\/DSCF4975.jpg?v=1769364178","url":"https:\/\/www.stonesandbones.ca\/products\/0-83-physogaleus-contortus-tooth-lee-creek-1","provider":"Stonesandbones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}