07215 - Top Association of 2 Otodus obliquus Shark Teeth in Matrix Paleocene Fish Bones Paralejurus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

Paralejurus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

finding preserved rests with these dimensions is extremely rare

with the same methodology of "mummification" that is realized in the paleontological excavations

It has fine glued fracture

It has some glued or filled fractures

07215 - Top Association of 2 Otodus obliquus Shark Teeth in Matrix Paleocene Fish Bones Paralejurus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)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 and vertebrae. As all the Elasmobranchii, the skeleton has a cartilaginous non osseous nature, what makes difficult its fossilization process. . The teeth of this