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Fragillimus335 — What Medium-Sized Teeth you Have!

Published: 2013-01-10 00:24:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 565; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 14
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Description This is a tooth from the Eocene shark called Otodus obliquus. This is a medium sized tooth, some are 4 inches long! Otodus reached up to 30 feet in length, and was the top predator of its time.
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SameerPrehistorica [2015-01-23 17:42:12 +0000 UTC]

Nice tooth.Today i read about this shark and when i noted it was 30 feet,i got interested.  

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Zwabberr [2014-02-23 17:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Nice! 

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DinoBirdMan [2013-01-10 01:19:56 +0000 UTC]

Awesome med-sized shark tooth you have!

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Dinossword [2013-01-10 00:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Tiger Shark

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Fragillimus335 In reply to Dinossword [2013-01-10 00:44:52 +0000 UTC]

Nope Otodus, an extinct shark about twice as big as a Tiger Shark!

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Dinossword In reply to Fragillimus335 [2013-01-10 00:46:40 +0000 UTC]

I know because I own a fossil shark tooth that looks like yours

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Fragillimus335 In reply to Dinossword [2013-01-10 00:51:53 +0000 UTC]

This is a Tiger Shark tooth:
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This is Otodus:
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Mine is definitely an Otodus...

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Dinossword In reply to Fragillimus335 [2013-01-10 00:54:16 +0000 UTC]

I think I got one similar to that only its smaller and looks almost like yours only much smaller

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quicksilver123 In reply to Dinossword [2013-01-10 03:42:07 +0000 UTC]

It's an Otodus obliquus. From the Phosphate Beds of Morocco.

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