Posible área de reproducción de Otodus obliquus (Lamniformes: Lamnidae) del Paleoceno en la cuenca de Ganntour (Marruecos)

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***Otodus obliquus* was a lamniform shark that lived about 60 million years ago, from the Paleocene Period comprising the Cenozoic Era. Share many common elements with the great white shark.Many fossil rests were discovered in the Ganntour Basin near Benguérir (Morocco). 64 teeth were studied.They can be used to identify the species and estimate the total length of sharks. They measured between 4 and 7 meters and were adults. The high concentration of sharks in the basin could be explained by the breeding behaviour.**

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