04953 - Super Rare Pathologically Deformed 1.66 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth Phacodus Impressive specimen of the genus
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Impressive specimen of the genus Cyphaspis
is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments
At the bottom of the piece a casting has been made for its greater protection
The exact taxonomic classification is complex given that there are very few published studies that refer to the rests of the Dromaeosauridae family in the North African Upper Cretaceous
This specimen is perfectly preserved in its natural matrix
04953 - Super Rare Pathologically Deformed 1.66 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth Phacodus Impressive specimen of the genusThis is a extreme rarity coming from the Paleocene phosphate quarries of the sedimentarian basin of Ouled Abdoun (Morocco). It is a tooth from an enormous shark species Otudus obliquus. Finding paleontological examples of pathologies preserved in the fossil record is extremely rare. This factor makes this tooth much more valuable for collectors. The pathological deformations in this species and in this place are well known. Still to this day there has