{"product_id":"otodus-obliquus-shark-tooth-fossil-8-5-cm-sh-05","title":"Otodus obliquus Shark Tooth Fossil – 3.3 in (8.5 cm), Morocco","description":"\u003ch2\u003e🦈 ORIGINAL 8.5 CM OTODUS OBLIQUUS TOOTH\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fossil tooth of the extinct mackerel shark \u003cem\u003eOtodus obliquus\u003c\/em\u003e, measuring 8.5 cm (approximately 3.3 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e🔎 Fossil Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFossil type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shark tooth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentification:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eOtodus obliquus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5 cm \/ approximately 3.3 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eocene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 55 million years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sidi Chennane Basin, Khouribga phosphate deposits, Morocco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One exact photographed specimen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaleoDeserts reference:\u003c\/strong\u003e SH-05\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003e🌊 About Otodus obliquus\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOtodus obliquus\u003c\/em\u003e was a large lamniform (mackerel) shark of the Paleocene and Eocene seas. It belongs to the megatooth lineage that later led to \u003cem\u003eOtodus megalodon\u003c\/em\u003e, and its teeth are among the characteristic fossils of the Moroccan phosphate deposits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e📷 Exact Specimen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one specimen is available. You will receive the exact tooth shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PaleoDeserts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67913044721956,"sku":"SH-05","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0753\/1300\/files\/otodus-obliquus-shark-tooth-fossil-33-in-85-cm-morocco-2015790.jpg?v=1792904835","url":"https:\/\/paleodeserts.com\/products\/otodus-obliquus-shark-tooth-fossil-8-5-cm-sh-05","provider":"PaleoDeserts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}