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1.12" Pathological Otodus Shark Tooth - Morocco
This is a very interesting fossil! It is a pathological, 1.12" long Otodus obliquus with a growth abnormality. The blade and cusps have several notches and warps, and the blade even has a split tip.
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.
SPECIES
Otodus obliquus
LOCATION
Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Phosphate Deposits
SIZE
1.12" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#252485
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