20215 - Top Quality 2.64 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth bones This tooth was broken in
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Description
This tooth was broken in small sector of the root during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication
†Acanthopyge
It was found inside its natural phosphate matrix
from freshwater
This tooth was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication
20215 - Top Quality 2.64 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth bones This tooth was broken inIt 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.