UK Mesozoic Sharks

These teeth are extremely rare to find in the UK Bathonian. This is the only one I have found to date and it measures 12mm across the base. It was found in the clay layer just beneath the Transitional Layer of the Ardley Member, Great Oolite Series of Ardley, Oxfordshire. Sadly this site is a landfill site and no longer open to the public.

These highly humped teeth are uncommon to find in the UK Bathonian and are characteristic of the species. This anterior tooth specimen measures 16mm across the base. It was found in the Transitional Layer of the Ardley Member, Great Oolite Series of Ardley, Oxfordshire. Lateral teeth are much more slender than the other two species. Fossil teeth from this layer have beautiful tri-colouration.

These are rare to find in the county of Lincolnshire. This lateral tooth specimen measures 16mm across the base. It was found in the White Limestone, Great Oolite Series of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Fossil teeth from this strata have a beautiful gun metal blue colouration.

This species is currently unrecorded in the UK Bathonian and research is ongoing. This is one of several anterior teeth I have found to date and it measures 18mm across the base. It was found in the Transitional Layer of the Ardley Member, Great Oolite Series of Ardley, Oxfordshire. These teeth are much more robust than A. tenuis and domed unlike A. magnus which are flat and triangular shaped in occlusal view. 

This is one of several I have found to date and it measures 20mm across the base. It is an anterolateral tooth and was found in the Transitional Layer of the Ardley Member, Great Oolite Series of Ardley, Oxfordshire. Note the occlusal ridge which is also evident in A. tenuis but not A. magnus.

Here is a french specimen with a near complete dentition for comparrison. 

This is one of many lateral teeth I have found to date and it measures 36mm across the base. It was found in the Clay Layer just beneath the Transitional Layer of the Ardley Member, Great Oolite Series of Ardley, Oxfordshire. The fossil teeth from this layer are jet black in colouration and this species is the most common find. They are generally flat and broad in appearance with a 'pitted' crown.

These teeth are rare to find in the UK Bathonian and I have never found a complete specimen. This particular one measures 13mm across the base and exhibits excellent characteristics. It was found in the clay layer just beneath the Transitional Layer of the Ardley Member, Great Oolite Series of Ardley, Oxfordshire.

These teeth are extremely rare to find in the UK Bathonian and it is the only one I have found. This specimen measures 5mm across the base and exhibits excellent crown characteristics. It was found in the Lincolnshire Limestone, Great Oolite Series of Shaddywell Pit, Helpston near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.