Enchodus Jaw Sections with Teeth - Cretaceous Fanged Fish

These are two partial fish jaw sections (Enchodus) from the Phosphate Deposits of Khouribga, Morocco. The smallest jaw section contains three well preserved teeth and both jaw sections are still preserved in the rock in which they were fossilized.

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.

Artist's reconstruction of Enchodus. By Dmitry Bogdanov, Creative Commons License