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LARGE OTODUS OBLIQUUS TEETH IN MATRIX INCLUDING PARTIALLY FORMED TOOTH Khouribga, Morocco PALEOCENE PERIOD: 60 million years ago These fossilized remains once were a part of a ferocious large shark now extinct, known as Otodus obliquus. This very rare fossil is set apart from ordinary multiple matrix specimens by the white partially formed tooth in the matrix. Since this tooth had not yet fully developed, it was in the jaw when it became buried and its presence in this fossil piece indicates the shark died in this deposit and these teeth were left by the disintegrating cartilaginous jaw. Shark fossil remains such as this are VERY RARE and always are a treat when they are available as they display how a shark's tooth formed and looked prior to erupting and subsequently being ejected from the jaw. These types of fossils are also prized as the vast majority of fossil shark teeth were shed from a living shark compared to a fossil that represents a deposit caused by the death of the shark as this one does. The two fully developed teeth in this specimen are perfect and in the finest condition possible with needle sharp tips and cusplets. NO RESTORATION AND NO REPAIR! This creature is thought to be at the heart of the White shark family tree and its fossils are found in sandstone 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. VERY RARE SHARK FOSSIL OF ACTUAL DEATH DEPOSIT EVIDENCED BY THE PRESENCE OF A PARTIALLY FORMED TOOTH 6" long x 5.5" wide with matrix, largest tooth 3" in length on the diagonal edge $245 SH105 STAND INCLUDED Actual Item - One Only |
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