Mackerel Shark tooth – Otodus Obliquus (Lamna Obliqua)

MCN-SHK-883014

Eocene – Paleocene, 40 to 60 million years old
Khouribga, Morocco

The extinct Otodus Obliquus / Lamna Obliqua was one of the earliest prehistoric mackerel sharks with wide triangular crown teeth, and is known as one of the earliest “giant” sharks before the Megalodon.

 

 

8 x 4.3 cm