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  • Otodus obliquus

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    Taxonomy

    Otodus obliquus

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichthyes
    Order: Lamniformes
    Family: Otodontidae
    Genus: Otodus
    Species: Otodus obliquus
    Author Citation (Agassiz 1843)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Paleogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Paleocene
    International Age: Thanetian

    Stratigraphy

    Aquia Formation
    Piscataway Member

    Provenance

    Date Collected: 08/14/2017
    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Location

    Purse State Park, Potomac River
    Maryland
    United States

    Comments

    Three specimens acquired from a trade with @gavialboy Specimens are from an undisclosed location within the Aquia Formation linked to Purse State Park.

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    sixgill pete

    sixgill pete

    Posted

    Beautiful little tooth!

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    Fossil-Hound

    Fossil-Hound

    Posted

    2 hours ago, sixgill pete said:

    Beautiful little tooth!

    Thanks buddy! I have a bunch of others with one or both cusps missing. The little cusps are a bit fragile and seem to fall or chip off over time so yes this little tooth is special to me.

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    Macrophyseter

    Macrophyseter

    Posted

    Nice tooth, but I must ask, how rare are Otodus teeth from America? And american otodus might be something I could be okay to seek for if its somewhat rarer compared to the moroccan overload.

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    Fossil-Hound

    Fossil-Hound

    Posted

    @Macrophyseter yeah it's a lot harder to get Otodus from the eastern coast as the Formation in which they are found in isn't always that easy to find. At least that's the case for Maryland. PM me if you wish to trade. I have a bunch.

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