20774 - Top Huge 2.54 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Plesiosaur teeth The rostrum most likely would

The rostrum most likely would have had electrosensors to detect food in the water below them like most modern sharks and some rays

that's the reason for its pretty pink color

Sister taxa: Acastava

has been prepared as free-standing on the matrix

Tome I (livr

20774 - Top Huge 2.54 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Plesiosaur teeth The rostrum most likely wouldIt 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