03265 - Natural Association of 2 Huge Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebrae Bones Ceratodus humei Not restored or glued

Not restored or glued

in a formal way

Its orange colors come from the limonite (iron oxide) that is the product of the oxidation of the original pyrite that mineralized these fossils

As it corresponds with the family Odontopleuridae

this is a beautiful example of rostral teeth from this amazing species of sawfish

03265 - Natural Association of 2 Huge Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebrae Bones Ceratodus humei Not restored or gluedPrecious natural association of 2 vertebrae bones of this huge Paleocene shark. Only has small glued fracture. 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 and vertebrae. As all the Elasmobranchii, the