07215 - Top Association of 2 Otodus obliquus Shark Teeth in Matrix Paleocene Fish Bones Paralejurus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

Paralejurus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

As all the Elasmobranchii

about 270-280 Ma)

Impressive natural association of 3 huge vertebrae of this species of Elasmosaurus in its phosphatic matrix

Otarion sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)

07215 - Top Association of 2 Otodus obliquus Shark Teeth in Matrix Paleocene Fish Bones Paralejurus sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)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 and vertebrae. As all the Elasmobranchii, the skeleton has a cartilaginous non osseous nature, what makes difficult its fossilization process. . The teeth of this