07209 - Well Preserved 3.00 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Phacodus J Kloc 1997

J Kloc 1997

Without doubt this is a perfect example of the dentition of the fearsome Otudus obliquus

Tooth 3: 63 mm (2

Kellner considered that Siroccopteryx

07209 - Well Preserved 3.00 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Phacodus J Kloc 1997It is a tooth from an enormous shark species Otudus obliquus. It is preserved in its natural matrix. Its preservation is very good, with a premium quality enamel. It has some small glued fractures. Otudus 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