20441 - Top Quality 1.84 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Alanqa saharica †Perisphinctes sp

†Perisphinctes sp

As with modern sawfish

External nares extend from 6th to 12th maxillary teeth

carbonate (6)

Notidanoides

20441 - Top Quality 1.84 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Alanqa saharica †Perisphinctes spIt 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.