Crabs are not the only fossils to be found at Tankerton.
Martin had a display of Sharks' teeth as well!

On display were teeth from three locations. However, those featured here are from Tankerton.

81. Otodus Obliqus.

89. Notorynchus serratissimus.
      (What a mouthful?)

96. Isistius Trituratus   97. Pachygateus lefevri   98. Gateorhinus ypresiensis   

99. Megascyliorhinus cooperi    100. Squalis minor.

Don't be put off by the names. They are just teeth! If you collect teeth then I suppose you must learn how to identify them? Most of us in the Society appreciate the hard work that goes into a collection like this as we all collect different things but honestly we couldn't name them let alone spell them out. Martin has 22 different named teeth from Tankerton!

Here are a couple of lobsters from Martin's collection. I don't think these are from Tankerton. More like Sheppey (I may be wrong). Anyhow, when discussing about their collection, I asked if they had any specimens that showed signs of predation? They showed me some samples that when turned over were extremely broken & fractured with bits missing (crab and lobster specimens). We discussed the merits of whether this was predation or erosion prior to burial and fossilization.

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