07210 - Beautiful 2.91 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Mammites nodosoides non Swainson

non Swainson

These trilobites have had a long preparation process

Nice specimen

The discovery of the Fezouata biota in the latest Tremadocian of southeastern Morocco has significantly changed our understanding of the early Phanerozoic radiation

Its size is enormous compared to the specimens that are usually found in this taxon

07210 - Beautiful 2.91 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Mammites nodosoides non SwainsonIt 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