20777 - Top Huge 2.40 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Carcharodontosaurus - Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno &
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Description
- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno & Larsson
Cope 1869 (mosasaur)
Matrix dimensions: 210 x 142 x 44 mm
Everything else you see is the system of sensory lines (terrace ridges) that are already described in the article (1)
Ebach and Ahyong 2001
20777 - Top Huge 2.40 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Carcharodontosaurus - Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno &It 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