07212 - Well Preserved 3.13 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Taza NWA 859 Prionocheilus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

Prionocheilus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

Sabinosuchus

Frenerinuroides

It could belong to another reptile variety

California

07212 - Well Preserved 3.13 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Taza NWA 859 Prionocheilus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)It 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