Description
- Hexanchus microdon
- Upper Paleocene Thanetian stage, (~56 Million Years)
- Ouled Abdoun Basin (Phosphate beds)
- Oued Zem, Morocco
- Specimen measures approx. 1/2″ long. Specimen will come in a 1.25″ Gem Jar
The sixgill sharks are a genus, Hexanchus, of deepwater sharks in the family Hexanchidae. These sharks are characterized by a broad, pointed head, six pairs of gill slits, comb-like lower teeth, and a long tail.
