07215 - Top Association of 2 Otodus obliquus Shark Teeth in Matrix Paleocene Fish Bones sensu Kellner

sensu Kellner

as indicated in one of the pictures

Impressive natural association of 3 huge vertebrae of this species of Elasmosaurus in its phosphatic matrix

Paralejurus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

07215 - Top Association of 2 Otodus obliquus Shark Teeth in Matrix Paleocene Fish Bones sensu KellnerOtudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as mackerel sharks. It reigned the seas during the Paleocene and the Eocene (60 45 million years ago). It is a quite dominant species in the phosphate quarries in this sector of Morocco. This species has only been described via its teeth and vertebrae. As all the Elasmobranchii, the skeleton has a cartilaginous non osseous nature, what makes difficult its fossilization process. . The teeth of this