05136 - Top Huge 2.52 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Phacodus • Eocene of Morocco
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Description
• Eocene of Morocco
This is a very didactic specimen and recommended for expert and advanced collectors
Precious tooth of Squalicorax pristodontus (Crow Shark) from the phosphate deposits of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco)
Synonym: Acrodobatis Leidy 1877 (taxon 124936)
Nicely well preserved and prepared specimen
05136 - Top Huge 2.52 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Phacodus • Eocene of MoroccoImpressive 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. No fractures or restoration. Otudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as mackerel sharks. It