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Genuine Severnichthys Fish Tooth Fossil
This listing is for a genuine Severnichthys fish tooth fossil from the famous fish, reptile and coprolite bone bed at Aust Cliff, Bristol, UK. The specimen comes from the Westbury Formation, part of the Penarth Group, and dates to the Triassic Period. This is a carefully chosen fossil piece with strong British geological provenance, selected for its natural character, scientific interest and collectable display appeal.
The photograph shows the actual specimen you will receive, allowing you to view the fossil detail and natural matrix before purchase. Full sizing and scale details can be seen in the photo. Your specimen was discovered by our own team members, Alister and Alison, and has been carefully cleaned, prepped and treated by Alison. It is supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity lifetime guarantee generic card, confirming that this is a genuine fossil specimen suitable for collectors, educational displays, fossil study collections and natural history cabinets.
About Severnichthys
Severnichthys was a large prehistoric bony fish known from Late Triassic deposits in the Severn region of southwest Britain. It is especially associated with fossil material from the Aust Cliff area, where isolated teeth and bone fragments from ancient vertebrates are preserved within the famous bone bed deposits. Fossil teeth are particularly important in identifying and understanding ancient fish, as they are hard, durable and often survive when more delicate skeletal parts are broken down or scattered before burial.
Severnichthys is notable as one of the larger predatory fish represented in the Late Triassic marine deposits of the Bristol Channel region. Its teeth would have formed part of a feeding apparatus adapted for grasping or processing prey in the shallow seas of the time. A genuine Severnichthys tooth fossil is therefore an appealing specimen for collectors interested in prehistoric fish, vertebrate fossils and the ancient ecosystems that existed shortly before the beginning of the Jurassic Period.
Aust Cliff Fish, Reptile and Coprolite Bone Bed
Aust Cliff, near Bristol, is one of Britain’s classic localities for Triassic vertebrate fossils. The site is famous for its fossil-rich bone beds, which have produced fish teeth, shark material, reptile bones, scales, fin spines, coprolites and other durable remains from ancient animals. These fossils provide a fascinating glimpse into a prehistoric coastal and shallow marine environment.
This specimen comes from the famous fish, reptile and coprolite bone bed, a horizon highly valued by fossil collectors because it preserves a concentrated mixture of vertebrate remains. Bone bed material often represents the natural accumulation of hard parts on the seabed, where teeth, bones, scales and coprolites were gathered by currents, storms and reworking before being buried and fossilised.
Westbury Formation and Penarth Group
The fossil comes from the Westbury Formation of the Penarth Group, a geological unit associated with the later part of the Triassic Period. These rocks are commonly linked with the Rhaetian Stage of the Upper Triassic, close to the important transition between the Triassic and Jurassic periods.
During this time, the area that is now Aust Cliff formed part of a shallow marine to coastal setting. The environment supported a varied ecosystem of bony fish, shark-like fishes, marine reptiles and other vertebrates. Changing sea levels and seabed conditions helped create fossil-rich layers where resistant remains such as teeth and bones became concentrated. Over millions of years, these remains were preserved within the rock, forming the bone beds now exposed along the Bristol Channel coast.
Collectable British Triassic Fish Fossil
This Severnichthys fish tooth fossil from Aust Cliff is a desirable specimen for collectors of British fossils, Triassic fossils, fossil fish teeth, vertebrate fossils, bone bed material and natural history display pieces. Its provenance from Aust Cliff, Bristol, together with its Westbury Formation and Penarth Group origin, gives it excellent geological context and strong collectable appeal.
As the photograph shows the actual fossil supplied, this listing provides a clear and honest view of the specimen you will receive. With its genuine Triassic age, classic UK fossil locality, natural bone bed origin and included Certificate of Authenticity lifetime guarantee generic card, this Severnichthys fish tooth fossil offers a direct connection to the ancient marine life of prehistoric Britain.
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