07213 - Nicely Preserved 2.59 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Onchopristis Teeth featuring intense and brilliant orange
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Description
featuring intense and brilliant orange tones
This is a small jewel of the sites in the south of Morocco
Grigoriev (2013) Redescription of Prognathodon lutugini (Squamata
Enchodus tetraecus
-The bend at the end of the tip is a specific trait of Pterosaur claws: The tip shows a thin flange or ridge of bone on the very tip on the ventral edge
07213 - Nicely Preserved 2.59 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Onchopristis Teeth featuring intense and brilliant orangeIt 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