20777 - Top Huge 2.40 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Carcharodontosaurus marginal teeth bearing 3-5 prisms

marginal teeth bearing 3-5 prisms on the labial surface and 8-9 on the lingal surface

Its enamel has a shiny and intense beautiful color

- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno & Larsson

Everything else you see is the system of sensory lines (terrace ridges) that are already described in the article (1)

It has some glued and restored (filled) fractures at the proximal end

20777 - Top Huge 2.40 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Carcharodontosaurus marginal teeth bearing 3-5 prismsIt is a tooth from an enormous shark species Otudus obliquus. It is preserved in its natural matrix. Its preservation is very good, with a premium quality enamel. Otudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as mackerel sharks. It reigned the seas during the Paleocene and the Eocene (60 45 million years ago). It is a quite dominant species in the phosphate quarries in this sector of Morocco. This species has only been described via its teeth