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Bruce the Shark

Emanya

Sheffield, UK

Dates

25th August - 22nd October 2025

Tools

ZPT-BL The Balaur
ZPT-MA The Maia

Ctenacanthoid shark named Wodnika sp. from the Permian age Marl Slate Formation (273-259 million years ago) of Durham, UK. At the time that this shark lived the environment would have been a shallow sea with oxygen poor sea bed allowing for the exceptional preservation of its skin, fin spines, teeth and even cartilaginous skeleton.

It was prepared by sticking a split specimen back together to give a more complete singluar specimen with more three dimensional relief. The preparation of the microscopic denticles was a particular challenge taking nearly 40 hours.

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