SMALL NATURAL FOSSIL OTODUS OBLIQUUS MACKERAL SHARK TOOTH PENDANT NECKLACE #1

Description: NOTES: This is a Genuine Shark's Tooth, As Such the Tooth has Sharp Edges and May Have a Sharp-Pointed Tip. Length Measurements are Taken Using Slant Height. The Shell in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not Included. Brand New, Never Used Polynesian Tribal-Designed, Natural Fossil Shark Tooth Necklace; 100% Genuine Natural Otodus Obliquus Mackeral Shark Tooth (Not Repaired, Not Restored, Not Enhanced) With Hand-Braided Adjustable Cord Necklace With Beef Cow Bone Closure Accents. Design: Small Fossil Shark Tooth (Extinct Mackeral Shark) #1; Cream Tone, Natural Untreated, Beef Cow Bone Closure Accents, Natural Fossilized State, Tan Waxed-Nylon Braided Necklace Cord, Adjustable Lengths; Location: Atlas Mountains Phosphate Pits, Khouribga Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco; Shape: Curved Root Lobes, Dome-Shaped Front Crown, Flattened Backside, No Serrations, Anterior and Lateral Positions; Enamel Color Background: Cream Enamel With White to Tan Roots and Lobes; Age Period: Early Eocene, 50-55 Million Years Old; Measures: Tooth is Approx. 24mm-30mm Widest (Approx. 15/16" to 1 3/16" Widest) X 1 1/2" High (Slant Height); Size: Necklace is Approx. 27.0" Long, and Downward Size Adjustable to Shorter Lengths as Desired. Weight: Approx. 9.1-10.3 grams Total. Features: This Beautiful Hand-made Polynesian Tribal-Designed Necklace is Created With a Fossilized Niho `O Mano Niuhi (Lamnidae Mackeral Shark Tooth). Each Tooth is Collected in its Natural State and is Not Color Enhanced or Repaired in any Way. Each Tooth is Securely Lashed and Mounted With a Hand-Braided Polynesian-Style, Tan Waxed-Nylon, Adjustable Cord to Enhance the Detailing. The Necklace’s Closure is Crafted With Two Round Beads and an Rounded-Barrel, Adjustable Length Stopper Both Created From Carved Beef Cow Bone to Accentuate the Overall Appearance. A Very Nice Prehistoric Fossilized Shark Tooth to Add to Your Wearable Collection! Background: These shark teeth belonged to a large prehistoric Mackerel Shark, which lived during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, ranging from about 60 to 45 Ma (Million Years Ago). Otodus obliquus was the “ruler” during the early Eocene, approx. 55-50 Ma (million years ago). The primary phosphate mine location for this type of Mackeral Shark tooth is located in the Atlas Mountains Phosphate Pit of Morocco. These teeth are noted for their wide triangular crown and some are found intact with each side cusp. These teeth are fairly common and very showy, making them a must include in every fossil shark tooth collection. These beautiful and colorful teeth display no serrations. This shark's smooth enamel color backgrounds display a colorful range from cream to a rust-brown chocolate and Include tan, creamy-orange, butterscotch, silver-gray, and cream-lavender colors contained within the range. Teeth are highly variable in color, a consequence of the minerals in the water that formed the deposits. The shapes range from nearly straight (anterior teeth) to slightly curved (lateral teeth). Teeth average approx. 2.0"-2.5" high on larger specimens, but range from approx. 1.0" up to 4.0" in slant height overall. Many are found in an attached matrix form. These teeth display a nice attractive glossy enamel appearance with thick and curvy roots without having been repaired. Please note that exceptional O. obliquus are hard to find as most teeth are destroyed when collected due to crude extraction techniques. Most teeth will lose one or more side cusps and/or roots breaking when being extracted. The Paleocene and Eocene Periods: The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from 65.5 to 56 Ma (million years ago). It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic era. The Paleocene epoch immediately followed the mass extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous, known as the K-T boundary (Cretaceous - Tertiary), which marks the demise of the dinosaurs (except their descendants, modern birds) and much other fauna and flora. The die-off of the dinosaurs left unfilled ecological niches worldwide, and the name "Paleocene" comes from Greek and refers to the "older" (palaios) and "new" (kainos) fauna that arose during the epoch. It was not until the Eocene, 55 Ma, that true modern mammals developed. Warm seas circulated throughout the world, including the poles. The earliest Paleocene featured a low diversity and abundance of marine life, but this trend reversed later in the epoch. Tropical conditions gave rise to abundant marine life, including coral reefs. With the demise of marine reptiles at the end of the Cretaceous, sharks became the top predators. Marine faunas also came to resemble modern faunas, with only the marine mammals and the Carcharhinid sharks missing. The Eocene epoch, lasting from 56 to 34 Ma (million years ago), is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Palaeogene period in the Cenozoic era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Paleocene epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene epoch. The end is set at a major extinction event called Grande Coupure (the "Great Break" in continuity), which may be related to the impact of one or more large bolides in Siberia and in what is now Chesapeake Bay. The name Eocene comes from the Greek eos (dawn) and kainos (new) and refers to the "dawn" of modern mammalian fauna that appeared during the epoch. During the Eocene, plants and marine faunas became quite modern. Many modern bird orders first appeared in the Eocene. The Eocene oceans were warm and teeming with fish and other sea life. The first Carcharinid sharks appeared. Known as "ground sharks", order Carcharhiniformes, they are the largest order of sharks; they are also called whaler sharks. With over 270 species, Carcharhiniforms include a number of common types, such as the blue shark, catsharks, swellsharks, and sandbar shark. About Fossil Shark Teeth: Shark teeth are relics of shark evolution and biology. Shark skeletons are composed entirely of cartilage. Often the only parts of the shark to survive as fossils are teeth. Fossil shark teeth have been dated back hundreds of millions of years. The most ancient types of sharks date back to 450 million years ago during the Late Ordovician period, and they are mostly known from their fossilized teeth. Shark teeth are commonly found fossils for two reasons. Sharks continually shed their teeth, and some Carchariniformes can shed approximately 35,000 teeth in a lifetime. Secondly, the environment in which the teeth are deposited after falling from a shark's jaws has a high concentration of phosphate. A shark can have hundreds of teeth in its jaw. Sharks and rays both have a polyphyodont dentition, in which old teeth are shed continually throughout the fish's lifetime, and new ones are rotated into place on a conveyer belt-like structure. Shark teeth develop along the inner surface of the jaw cartilage, and are attached to the dental membrane. When the tooth forms in the gum tissue, the crown cap develops first, followed by the root. When they lose a working tooth it will be replaced by the next tooth behind it. All sharks have multiple rows of teeth along the edges of their upper and lower jaws. Typically a shark has 2-3 working rows of teeth with 20 to 30 teeth in each row. The replacement rate has not been measured in most sharks but normally the teeth seem to be replaced every two weeks. The lower teeth are primarily used for holding prey, while the upper ones are used for cutting into it. The teeth range from thin, needle-like teeth for gripping fish to large, flat teeth adapted for crushing shellfish. Shark teeth are formed by the same mechanism as the scales on sharks' skin. The oldest known records of fossilized shark teeth being found, are by Pliny the Elder, in which be believed that these triangular objects fell from the sky during lunar eclipses. Later on, during the Middle Ages, the term Glossopetrae (tongue-stones) was coined. Glossopetrae, were commonly thought to be able to be a remedy or cure for various poisons and toxins, including helping in the treatment of snake bites. Due to this ingrained belief, many noblemen and royalty wore shark tooth pendants or kept Glossopetrae in their pockets as good-luck charms. This may have led to the modern-day practice of wearing shark tooth necklaces. In Oceania and America, shark teeth were commonly used for tools, especially weapons such as clubs and daggers, but also to carve wood and as tools for food preparation. For example, various weapons edged with shark teeth were used in Hawai`i, with some types reserved for royalty. Phosphate pits, mostly comprised of fossils bones and teeth, or kaoline pits, are ideal places to look for fossil shark teeth. About Lamnidae and Otodus Obliquus: Lamniformes is an order of sharks, also known as mackerel sharks (which may also be used to refer to the sub-group of Lamniformes, Lamnidae). It includes some of the most familiar species of sharks, such as the Great White Shark, and some extremely rare types, such as the Megamouth Shark. Otodus was a large prehistoric mackerel shark which lived during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, approximately about 60 to 45 million years ago. This Shark Was Considered the "Great Grandfather" of the Megalodon! The shark is known from the fossil teeth and a few fossilized vertebral centra. Like other elasmobranchs, the skeleton of Otodus was composed of cartilage and not bone, resulting in relatively few preserved skeletal structures appearing within the fossil record. The teeth of this shark are large with smooth cutting edges, measuring up to 4 inches in slant length. Some Otodus teeth also show signs of evolving serrations. Scientists estimate that this shark could probably grow up to 30 feet long. Otodus was a wide-spread species, as its remains have been excavated from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The Otodus's diet probably consisted of marine mammals, fish, and other sharks. It was among the top predators of its time! Scientists postulate that Otodus evolved into the genus Carcharocles, given substantial fossil evidence in the form of transitional teeth. Some teeth have been excavated from the sediments of the Potomac River in Maryland, USA, Ypres clay in Belgium, and western Kazakhstan, which are morphologically very similar to Otodus teeth but with lightly serrated cusplets and a serrated cutting edge. These transitional fossils suggest a worldwide evolutionary event, and support the theory that Otodus eventually evolved in to Carcharocles aksuaticus and thus initiated the Carcharocles lineage eventually eventually evolving into Megalodon. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Fossil Mackeral Shark Tooth Pendants are Natural, Each One is Unique to the Next; There are Distinct Natural Variations in the Tooth's Size, Width Shape and Color Background Appearance, Which is Approximately Represented in the Item's Picture. 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Location: Mililani, Hawaii

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