1.8" Otodus Shark Tooth Fossil in Rock - Eocene

This is a 1.8" fossil tooth of the extinct, giant mackerel shark, Otodus obliquus, from phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco and is approximately 54 million years old. This specimen has been reattached to the rock it was fossilized in. It is missing the distal root and is broken from the mesial root that is present.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

Otodus is an extinct mackerel (Lamniformes) shark that lived during the Eocene, approximately 54 million years ago. This is the same family of sharks that includes the Great White and the largest shark ever known, the Megalodon. These teeth are collected during phosphate mining operations near Khouribga, Morocco. While Otodus teeth are common fossils at these mines, large, good quality specimens are hard to find since they are often destroyed by the mining equipment.


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Otodus obliquus
LOCATION
Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Phosphate Deposits
SIZE
1.8" tooth, 4.4 x 3.6" rock
ITEM
#111057
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