06218 - Well Preserved 2.23 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Shark vertebrae This restoration method used by
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
This restoration method used by local miners consists in the colmatage of the fractures with a mix of glued sand of the same stratigraphic level where the fossil has been excavated
In this case we can observe how it has a strong wear facet
Extremely rare specimen
especially in Eurasia
Madagascar (1)
06218 - Well Preserved 2.23 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Shark vertebrae This restoration method used byThis enormous Prognathodon tooth is preserved in exceptional way. It has small glued and filled fractures. 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