20223 - Top Quality 2.16 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Agoudal • Eocene of India

• Eocene of India

Beautiful tooth of this rare durophagous fish

Abbreviation: NWA 859

Subtaxa: Globidens alabamensis

Cope 1869 (mosasaur)

20223 - Top Quality 2.16 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Agoudal • Eocene of IndiaIt is a well preserved tooth. The color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. Unbroken specimen. Elasmosaurus teeth from the Upper Cretaceous from the Oulad Abdoun Basin are relatively more scarce than the Mosasaurus. This huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as Plesiosaurus mauritanicus.