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HUGE OTODUS OBLIQUUS SHARK TOOTH IN MATRIX Phosphate Mining Deposits - Khouribga, Morocco PALEOCENE PERIOD: 60 million years ago The majority of large shark teeth from the Otodus obliquus shark that are usually offered for sale have fabricated roots of exaggerated lengths. This tooth's root is genuine and has not been fabricated to deceptively create a large tooth. This massive tooth of Otodus obliquus is of a highly rare size at 3.4" in length!!! The entire tooth is still embedded in its original large portion of phosphate mine matrix in which it was found as opposed to an artificially created matrix. The shark that this tooth came from would have been much larger than the largest ever recorded length of a modern Great White shark! At this size and quality, one of the most visually impressive and top-grade display specimens of this shark you will find! This fossilized shark tooth once graced the ferocious jaws of a large shark now extinct, named Otodus obliquus. This creature is thought to be at the heart of the White shark family tree and the original ancestor of Megalodon. These teeth are found in hard sandstone rock matrix in the phosphate mines in Khouribga, Morocco. The Otodus obliquus shark was king of the Paleocene seas 60 million years ago and was a massive and ferocious predator. The features of these teeth are common to all Otodus species, a massive root and large separate cusplets flanking the much larger, and heavy center crown. The characteristics indicate a highly developed and efficient hunter-killer. VERY LARGE TOOTH ON ITS ORIGINAL MATRIX - VERY RARE IN THIS SIZE CLASS AND QUALITY! 6.25" x 4.75" overall with matrix, tooth is 3.4" in length on the diagonal edge $115 SH1-003 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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