bthemoose Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of this Moroccan shark tooth, which I believe is either a transitional Otodus obliquus or a transitional Palaeocarcharodon orientalis. My original thought was Otodus but @Al Dente flagged in the mailbox thread a few weeks ago that it might be Palaeocarcharodon instead. Any thoughts on this one? The tooth measures 49 mm on the slant and is 39 mm wide across the root. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry c Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 great shark tooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Otodus. The flat, squared-off root lobes and the "pushed in" appearance of the indentation are indicators. 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Seems too flat to be Otodus. I'd be in the Palaeocarcharodon camp on this one. 1 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Xourtesy of elasmobranchs.com 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Thanks, @hemipristis, that one definitely shares some similarities with mine. Do you know if the tooth in the picture is also from Morocco? Edited March 15, 2022 by bthemoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 10 hours ago, bthemoose said: Thanks, @hemipristis, that one definitely shares some similarities with mine. Do you know if the tooth in the picture is also from Morocco? yes, it is 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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