05129 - Top Huge 2.44 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Teeth Platyscutellum sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

Platyscutellum sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

and a large

enabling it to breathe while stalking prey

Triceratops horridus

when they rapidly diversified and become one of the most distinctive components of Cretaceous marine faunas

05129 - Top Huge 2.44 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Teeth Platyscutellum sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)Impressive and huge vertebra of this shark species. It is not common to find such large vertebrae. This vertebra has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B 72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. No fractures or restoration. Otudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as mackerel sharks. It