88709 - Super Rare Pathologically Deformed 1.96 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth KemKem_Sawfish - Dirqadim Gaffney et al

- Dirqadim Gaffney et al

It was found inside its natural phosphate matrix

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but of the same size

One of them is the very same nature of the geological formation that contains them

88709 - Super Rare Pathologically Deformed 1.96 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth KemKem_Sawfish - Dirqadim Gaffney et alThis is a small rarity coming from the Paleocene phosphate quarries of the sedimentarian basin of Oulad Abdoun (Morocco). It is a teeth from an enormous shark species Otudus obliquus. Finding paleontological examples of pathologies preserved in the fossil record is extremely rare. This factor makes this tooth much more valuable for collectors. Otudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as mackerel sharks. It reigned the seas during the