07221 - Top Huge 3.82 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Dromaeosaur Pol and Norell 2004

Pol and Norell 2004

this species was especially abundant in the sites in the south of Morocco

Lingham-Soliar

It is a magnificent example of the Moroccan Cyphaspis

indicating in orange the position of the  phalanx bones

07221 - Top Huge 3.82 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Dromaeosaur Pol and Norell 2004Impressive and huge vertebra of this shark species. It is not common to find such large vertebrae. This vertebra has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B 72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has small glued fractures, but no fabrication. Otudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as