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This Permian aged fossil is from a phosphorus mine in Idaho. The tiniest teeth in the center of the whorl are the oldest teeth. That's because this shark never shed worn teeth. When the shark was young it had tiny teeth so what you are seeing is a kind of fossilized growth record. Rumors abound of a giant five foot spiral. This one is eighteen inches across.