07209 - Well Preserved 3.00 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Phacodus Kellner considered that Siroccopteryx

Kellner considered that Siroccopteryx

This specimen is absolutely unique and worthy of new comparative studies with the already published rests

conical with blunt apices

Tooth 3: 63 mm (2

Thurmond and Jones 1981

07209 - Well Preserved 3.00 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth in Matrix Paleocene Phacodus Kellner considered that SiroccopteryxIt 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. It has some small glued fractures. 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