07210 - Beautiful 2.91 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Mammites nodosoides Its size is enormous compared

Its size is enormous compared to the specimens that are usually found in this taxon

non Swainson

The teeth have been added to the rostrum in order to depict the magnanimity of this animal

as rhabdites

Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs

07210 - Beautiful 2.91 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Mammites nodosoides Its size is enormous comparedIt 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