Notice of formal repository of the remaining teeth of an associated fossil specimen of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), to the Saitama Museum of Natural History, Japan

In 1989, the occurrence of 73 associated teeth of the megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae) was reported from the late Miocene Tsuchishio Formation in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. However, part of the tooth set remained uncatalogued. This short note is to document the permanent repository of the remaining teeth officially to the Saitama Museum of Natural History.