07209 - Well Preserved 3.00 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Phacodus This specimen is absolutely unique
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
This specimen is absolutely unique and worthy of new comparative studies with the already published rests
Calymenidae
Thurmond and Jones 1981
conical with blunt apices
K/T Boundary Latest Cretaceous Stevensklint Denmark Dinosaur Extinction Stratigraphical Level
07209 - Well Preserved 3.00 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Phacodus This specimen is absolutely uniqueIt 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. It has some small glued fractures. 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