20966 - Nicely Preserved 2.35 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth in Natural Matrix Cretaceous Amethyst https://bit

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Vinther et al

Here we present two bones of an absolute rarity

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Charroud and Fedan 1992

20966 - Nicely Preserved 2.35 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth in Natural Matrix Cretaceous Amethyst https://bitNice unbroken specimen preserved in natural matrix. In the international market is very common to find Mosasaurus rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). This quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. In these sites there are numerous different species of Mosasaurus