20773 - Top Huge 2.46 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Orthoclase (Feldspar) Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae

Impressive specimen of the genus Cyphaspis

with secondary growth of irregularly-shaped (to 1 mm) kamacite

20773 - Top Huge 2.46 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Orthoclase (Feldspar) Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivoreIt 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. 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 only been described via its teeth