FOSSIL SHARKS' TEETH
DISCOVERY AT LIME WORKS Recently whilo excavations were being made at tho Kakahu lime works, South Canterbury, a number of sharks' teeth wore discovered nearly 30ft. below the ground. The teeth varied in length from over an inch upwards and were in a petrified state, but still retained a sharp edgo. A sample was sent to Professor R. Speight, of Christchureh, who stated that the teeth are called lsurus desori, a shark of the tertiary period, now non-existent, and which has been recorded from various parts of New Zealand as a fossil.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21794, 8 May 1934, Page 12
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95FOSSIL SHARKS' TEETH New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21794, 8 May 1934, Page 12
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