Corax Shark tooth – Squalicorax Pristodontus

MCN-SHK-883151

Upper cretaceous, Maastrichtian. 65-70 million years old
Khouribga, Morocco

The Corax shark (Squalicorax Pristodontus) is an extinct shark that is estimated to have reached up to 5 meters. The shape of its teeth is strikingly similar to that of a modern tiger shark

 

2.3 x 2.8 cm