Josh_irving Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Hi all, Looking at purchasing this tooth. To me it looks like a transitional morphology between O. obliqus and P. Orientalis, but would like a second opinion. Thanks in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Otodus obliquus and Palaeocarcharodon orientalis did not transition between each other. There are unserrated and partially serrated P. orientalis teeth that predate the fully serrated ones. I’m not sure if this is a partially serrated example or not as the image quality is not great and has some weird digital artifacts in it (likely created when editing out the background). This tooth is damaged and repaired (glued back together). Whether that bothers you or not is a matter personal preference, though if you keep looking, you’ll find plenty of unrepaired P. orientalis teeth (including transitional ones, though they’re not quite as common) from Morocco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_irving Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 11 hours ago, bthemoose said: Otodus obliquus and Palaeocarcharodon orientalis did not transition between each other. There are unserrated and partially serrated P. orientalis teeth that predate the fully serrated ones. I’m not sure if this is a partially serrated example or not as the image quality is not great and has some weird digital artifacts in it (likely created when editing out the background). This tooth is damaged and repaired (glued back together). Whether that bothers you or not is a matter personal preference, though if you keep looking, you’ll find plenty of unrepaired P. orientalis teeth (including transitional ones, though they’re not quite as common) from Morocco. ok thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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