20783 - Top Huge 2.17 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Enchodus Its specific classification is still

Its specific classification is still complicated

Ginglymostoma obliquum

It is a very rare piece

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20783 - Top Huge 2.17 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Enchodus Its specific classification is stillIt 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