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2" Fossil Fish (Enchodus) Fang in Rock - Morocco
This is a 2" fish tooth (Enchodus) from Phosphate Deposits, Khouribga, Morocco. It's still embedded in the rock in which it was found.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display 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.
AGE
LOCATION
Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Phosphate Deposits
SIZE
2" longest measurment, 4 x 3.6" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#134197
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