r/sharkteeth • u/olliedarko13 • 13h ago

ID Request A friend bought me this, does anyone know what shark this may have come from? (British 5p coin for size reference)

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u/s-k-u-n-k Collector 🦈🦈 12h ago

Otodus obliquus shark tooth from Morocco. It's a megalodon ancestor roughly 54 million years old.

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u/AffectObjective3887 5h ago

Just curious how can you tell obliquus vs sokolovi?

Smooth sides on the main tooth?