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1.4" Enchodus Jaw Section with Teeth - Cretaceous Fanged Fish
This is a 1.4" fish jaw section (Enchodus) from Phosphate Deposits Khouribga, Morocco. This jaw section has five small teeth and represents the outer teeth of a medium to large fish. It remains in the rock in which it fossilized.
Comes with an acrylic stand.
Comes with an acrylic stand.
Enchodus flourished during the Upper Cretaceous and was small to medium in size. One of the genus' most notable attributes are the large "fangs" at the front of the upper and lower jaws and on the palatine bones, leading to its misleading nickname "saber-toothed herring" among fossil hunters and paleoichthyologists. These fangs, along with a long sleek body and large eyes, suggest Enchodus was a predatory species.
SPECIES
Enchodus sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Phosphate Deposits
SIZE
1.4" jaw, 3.0 x 2.5" rock
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#111590
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