Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth Fossil – 3.1 in (8.0 cm), Morocco – Specimen SH-01

🦈 ORIGINAL 8.0 CM OTODUS OBLIQUUS TOOTH

A fossil tooth of the extinct mackerel shark Otodus obliquus, measuring 8.0 cm (approximately 3.1 inches). It dates to the Eocene, around 55 million years ago, and comes from the phosphate deposits of the Sidi Chennane Basin near Khouribga, Morocco.

🔎 Fossil Information

• Fossil type: Shark tooth
• Identification: Otodus obliquus
• Length: 8.0 cm / approximately 3.1 inches
• Period: Eocene
• Age: Approximately 55 million years
• Locality: Sidi Chennane Basin, Khouribga phosphate deposits, Morocco
• Availability: One exact photographed specimen
• PaleoDeserts reference: SH-01

🌊 About Otodus obliquus

Otodus obliquus was a large lamniform (mackerel) shark of the Paleocene and Eocene seas. It belongs to the megatooth lineage that later led to Otodus megalodon, and its teeth are among the characteristic fossils of the Moroccan phosphate deposits.

📷 Exact Specimen

Only one specimen is available. You will receive the exact tooth shown in the photographs.