Description
- Carchcarocles hastalis
- Middle Miocene
- Shark Tooth Hill
- Bakersfield, California
- See the Ruler for Size (in Inches)
The famous Sharktooth Hill fossil beds reside north of Bakersfield, California contain a rich deposit of middle Miocene age (12 to 15 million years ago) fossil shark teeth. The teeth are contained in silt deposits that are occasionally exposed on private lands. These teeth are exhibit excellent preservation and color.
Sharktooth Hill is a famous fossil locality in the Sierra Nevada foothills outside Bakersfield, California. Collectors find fossils of a large number of marine species here from whales to birds, but the iconic fossil is Carcharodon/Carcharocles megalodon. It contains the 6-20″ wide spread horizon known as the Sharktooth Hill bonebed. This abundantly rich 15-16 million year old layer contains the fossils from over 140 different species of marine life , such as whales, dolphins, sharks, rays, turtles, sea lions & fishes. It is know as the largest assemblage of Miocene-aged marine fossils in the Pacific realm.
