07012 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 5.3g ORIENTED Hexanchus Precious tooth of Squalicorax pristodontus

Precious tooth of Squalicorax pristodontus (Crow Shark) from the phosphate deposits of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco)

during the Cenomanian stages of the mid-Cretaceous Period

which is strongly abrasive

probably due to being exposed on the surface for a long time in a climate as aggressive as Western Sahara

The Ancyloceratina were a diverse suborder of ammonite most closely related to the ammonites of order Lytoceratina

07012 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 5.3g ORIENTED Hexanchus Precious tooth of Squalicorax pristodontusBasic information Name: Northwest Africa 859 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 859 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: help 75. 3 kg Classification Recommended: Iron, ungrouped This is 1 of 124 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. Origin or pseudonym: Taza, Morocco Date: 2001 Mass (g): 75. 3 kg Pieces: several Class: Iron ung. Classifier: J. Wasson (UCLA)