Richmond Enquirer

The skeleton of an enormous fossil Shark. The teeth of the fish lately dug out of the ground, near Murfreesville, on the Meherrin river, in North Carolina, are triangular, with a base of four inches and a half, and sides of six inches ending in a point. They are, perhaps, larger than any that are known, weighing sixteen ounces each. Dr. Mitchell, on laying them before the class of Natural History, in the University, a few days ago, presented also, a joint of the back-bone of the same animal, in a petrified state, weighing twelve pounds and a half. He accompanied the specimens with the information derived from the intelligent Mr. Newcome, who discovered them.