20370 - Top Huge 2.18 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Halisaurus arambourgi The matrix has small glued

The matrix has small glued fracture but no restored

offshore (1)

This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites classified as Iron

Dortangs et al

Bell and Polcyn 2005

20370 - Top Huge 2.18 Inch Otodus obliquus Shark Vertebra Bone Paleocene Halisaurus arambourgi The matrix has small gluedImpressive and huge vertebra of this shark species. It is not common to find such large vertebrae. This vertebra has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B 72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has small glued fractures, but no fabrication. Otudus is a genus belonging to the shark group known as