07214 - Nicely Preserved 2.76 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Mineral fluvial-lacustrine

fluvial-lacustrine

All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish

and as a grain boundary precipitate

In: 56th Field Conference Guidebook

Completely natural

07214 - Nicely Preserved 2.76 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Mineral fluvial-lacustrineIt 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