Fossil tooth of OTODUS OBLIQUUS
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This fossil tooth belonged to OTODUS OBLIQUUS, a large predatory shark that lived in the seas of the Paleocene and Eocene, around 50 to 60 million years ago. An ancestor of the megalodon, this species could reach up to 9 meters in length, and its massive, razor-sharp teeth reveal a strictly carnivorous diet.
This tooth ranks among the largest known for the species. It comes from the phosphate deposits of Morocco, renowned for yielding exceptionally well-preserved marine fossils.
Mounted on a brass base, this natural curiosity follows the codes of an ancient reliquary — a sacred-looking relic from a vanished ocean.
This tooth ranks among the largest known for the species. It comes from the phosphate deposits of Morocco, renowned for yielding exceptionally well-preserved marine fossils.
Mounted on a brass base, this natural curiosity follows the codes of an ancient reliquary — a sacred-looking relic from a vanished ocean.
