Otodus obliquus (specimen 88)

Specimen Name: Otodus obliquus
Common Name: Mackerel shark (extinct species)
Specimen Code: 06CHOND00088
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: Unknown
Formation: Unknown
Geologic Time Period: Palaeogene Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Chondrichthyes – Elasmobranchii – Selachimorpha – Lamniformes – Otodontidae – Otodus – Obliquus

Description of Specimen:
A brown enamelled tooth with reddish root and two prominent cusplets

Measurements of Specimen:
55mm x 45mm x 14.5mm

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