Name/Title
Mackerel Shark (tooth)Entry/Object ID
2012.2.4Description
Description: Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Genus: Otodus Obliquus
Order: Lamniformes
Common Name: Mackerel Shark
Age: Paleocene to Eocene
Location: Morocco
Description: This is a large block of a sandy matrix with at least nine (9) teeth visable. They are all well preserved in a random placement throughout the block.
Physical Charateristics:
Lamniformes is an order of sharks commonly known as mackerel sharks (which may also refer specifically to the family Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the great white shark, as well as more unusual representatives, such as the goblin shark and the megamouth shark.
Members of the order are distinguished by possessing two dorsal fins, an anal fin, five gill slits, eyes without nictitating membranes, and a mouth extending behind the eyes.
Genus: Otodus Obliquus
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Phylum: ChordataCollection
Mike Hammer Fossil CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2012.2Source or Donor
Mike HammerAcquisition Method
Long-term LoanOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Other Number: MKH-5Dimensions
Width
16 inDepth
8-3/4 inLength
17 in
