07221 - Top Huge 3.82 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Dromaeosaur • Silurian of Australia
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
• Silurian of Australia
Parent taxon: Trochurinae according to J
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Date: 2001
while the edges of the stone have been left in its raw state
07221 - Top Huge 3.82 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Dromaeosaur • Silurian of AustraliaImpressive 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