20367 - Top Huge 3.20 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Dinosaur Age Mammals Thomas and Owens 1978 and
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Thomas and Owens 1978 and Warburg 1925
belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca
Xystocrania
Great collection of 2 specimens
Diagnosis: see Lingham-Soliar (1995)
20367 - Top Huge 3.20 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Dinosaur Age Mammals Thomas and Owens 1978 andImpressive and huge vertebra of this shark species. It is not common to find such large vertebrae. This vertebra has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B 72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has small glued fractures, but no fabrication. Otudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as