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2.6" Enchodus Jaw Section & Shark Tooth - Cretaceous Fanged Fish
This is a 2.6" long fish jaw section (Enchodus) and a sand tiger shark tooth (Striatolamia macrota) from the Phosphate Deposits of Khouribga, Morocco. This jaw section has a partial tooth and is naturally associated with a .8" long sand tiger shark tooth.
Comes with an acrylic stand.
Comes with an acrylic stand.
Enchodus flourished during the Upper Cretaceous and was small to medium in size. One of the genus' most notable attributes are the large "fangs" at the front of the upper and lower jaws and on the palatine bones, leading to its misleading nickname "saber-toothed herring" among fossil hunters and paleoichthyologists. These fangs, along with a long sleek body and large eyes, suggest Enchodus was a predatory species.
Artist's reconstruction of Enchodus. By Dmitry Bogdanov, Creative Commons License
Artist's reconstruction of Enchodus. By Dmitry Bogdanov, Creative Commons License
SPECIES
Enchodus sp. & Striatolamia macrota
AGE
LOCATION
Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Phosphate Deposits
SIZE
2.6" jaw section, 5.5 x 3.9" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#133869
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