88462 - Top Huge OTODUS OBLIQUUS (mackerel shark) Tooth Paleocene Tooth 51 Inch = 13 mm

51 Inch = 13 mm

It is the metatarsal of the toe of a theropod dinosaur very probably related to the Dromaeosauridae family

It is a very rare piece

Usually the teeth are worn out by feeding

The morphology of this tooth

88462 - Top Huge OTODUS OBLIQUUS (mackerel shark) Tooth Paleocene Tooth 51 Inch = 13 mmOtudus 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 and vertebrae. As all the Elasmobranchii, the skeleton has a cartilaginous non osseous nature, what makes difficult its fossilization process. . The teeth of this