1.9" Otodus Obliquus Shark Fossil Tooth Specimen Oued Zem Morocco COA

Location: Oued Zem, Morocco

Weight: 0.5 Ounces

Dimensions: 1.9 Inches Long, 1.8 Inches Wide, 0.6 Inches Thick

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54 million years old.  

Name: Otodus
Diet: Carnivore
Size: Approximately‭ ‬9‭ ‬meters long
Known locations: Worldwide
Time period: Eocene
Fossil representation: Teeth and vertebral centra.

Otodus sharks exceeded the size of any modern carnivorous fish, reaching approximately one and a half times the length of the largest documented great white shark. Despite their considerable size, Otodus did not occupy the apex predator role exclusively, as they cohabited marine environments with other significant predators like Basilosaurus, an eighteen-meter-long predatory whale exhibiting features reminiscent of ancient mosasaurs. Nonetheless, Otodus was well-equipped to compete effectively with the majority of contemporaneous marine predators.