08958 - Fragment 1.554 g NWA Unclassified Diogenite Achondrite Meteorite Shark near the river Oued Touflit

near the river Oued Touflit

His suture lines are wonderfully well detailed

Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles

Comments: Approved 19 May 2019 Writeup Writeup from MB 108:

This species belongs to the Hexanchidae family

08958 - Fragment 1.554 g NWA Unclassified Diogenite Achondrite Meteorite Shark near the river Oued TouflitBeautiful fragment of this Diogenite achondrite meteorite. Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites. Diogenites are currently believed to originate from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta, and as such are part of the HED meteorite clan. There are about 40 distinct members known. Diogenites are composed of igneous rocks of plutonic origin, having solidified slowly enough deep within Vesta's