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PATHOLOGICALLY TWISTED OTODUS SHARK TOOTH WITH REDUCED CUSPLETS Khouribga, Morocco PALEOCENE PERIOD: 60 million years ago This wonderful tooth specimen of an Otodus obliquus shark shows abnormally small side cusplets and a slightly twisted crown. The quality is absolutely the finest possible. This is a beautiful grade 10 tooth regardless but with the pathology, it is extra nice! Perfect to display alongside normal teeth of the same shark. Probably one of the nicest quality deformed Otodus teeth we've handled. Pathologically deformed fossils have a devout collector following all their own. They are an interesting branch of fossil collecting and can provide insight and information into the developmental problems with prehistoric creatures. This fossilized shark tooth once graced the ferocious jaws of a large shark now extinct, called the Mackeral Shark, otherwise known as Otodus obliquus. This creature is thought to be at the heart of the White shark family tree and is found in hard sandstone rock matrix in the phosphate mines in Khouribga, Morocco. The Mackeral Shark was king of the Paleocene seas 60 million years ago and is the prehistoric ancestor of the modern Great White Shark. 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, VERY HIGH QUALITY TOOTH WITH STRANGELY SMALL SIDE CUSPLETS AND TWIST 2.25" in length on the diagonal edge $85 SH1-006 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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