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Waurika II

One of the most famous but understudied fossil sites in Oklahoma. Known for 100 years but no extensive exploration of the site by academics has ever been undertaken. Contains a diverse fauna of at least 70 species that lived in an ephemeral river and pond environment.

  • Fossils of the Microfauna

    Orthacanthus freshwater shark skin denticles

    • A nice collection of 10 skin and mucous membrane denticles from the freshwater shark Orthacanthus. 
    • These denticles were embedded in the skin of the animal and gave it the rough feel as is seen in modern sharks. 
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Orthacanthus texensis and O. platypterygius 10 teeth

    • 10 teeth selected at random of the two species O. texensis and O. platypterygius. 
    • Comes with a pair of identification cards so you can determine which are which.
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Barbclabornia luederensis 5 shark teeth

    • 5 shark teeth from this giant shark. 
    • The shark, despite its tiny teeth, was estimated to be 5 metres long - a real monster of the Permian rivers.
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Orthacanth shark cartilage

    • 10 pieces of skull cartilage from Orthacanth sharks. 
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Orthacanth shark 5 fin spines

    • Five fragments of fin spine from the Orthacanth sharks. 
    • Each shows the enamel denticles along the edges. 
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Progyrolepis 10 Permian fish teeth

    • Often misidentified as belonging to Trimerorhachis these teeth actually belong to the fish Progyrolepis. 
    • There are 10 teeth per collection housed in a 3 cm gem jar.
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  • Sarcopterygian 5 fish teeth

    • Rare Sarcopterygian fish teeth only recently identified from the site. 
    • Good distinct teeth from this predatory fish that could reach impressive sizes.
    • The 5 teeth are housed in a 3 cm gem jar.
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  • Rhipidistian Sarcopterygian fish scales

    • A rare collection of 5 Rhipidistian fish scales with distinct surface ornamentation. 
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Palaeoniscoid and Actinopterygian fish scales & spines

    • A neat collection of 15 randomly picked scales and spines from Palaeoniscoid and Actinopterygian fish. 
    • The scales show the construction typical of the two main groups of fish present at Waurika. 
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Helodus 5 shark teeth

    • 5 essentially complete and near complete teeth from this unusual shark. 
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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  • Colobomycter Parareptile 2 teeth

    • Two complete and very distinct parareptile teeth. 
    • These teeth have only recently been recovered from Waurika and could be from an as yet undescrided species. 
    • Disinct ridges on the enamel are typical of parareptiles such as Colobomycter.
    • Housed in a 3cm gem jar.
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