Two Otodus Shark Tooth Fossils in Rock - Morocco

This is a plate containing two fossil teeth of the extinct giant mackerel shark Otodus obliquus, collected from the phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco. They are Eocene in age, or approximately 54 million years old. They are only partially exposed from the rock in which they were found. This specimen also 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.