Specimen Name: Chondrichthyes sp
Common Name: Shark
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00004-07
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (May 2019)
Locale: Aurora Fossil Park, Aurora, North Carolina, USA
Formation: Yorktown Formation, Chesapeake Group
Geologic Time Period: Miocene Epoch
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 04: Small, brown vertebral disc with an amber centre
- Specimen 05: Small vertebral disc with visible slots on top and bottom
- Specimen 06: Tiny vertebral disc with the ridge broken off of half of it on one side
- Specimen 07: Small, grey, flat vertebral disc with a hole in the centre
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 04: 13mm x 18mm x 5mm
- Specimen 05: 10mm x 9.5mm x 3mm
- Specimen 06: 4mm x 3mm x 2mm
- Specimen 07: 11mm x 9mm x 1mm
The Fossil Ark 