20741 - Finest Grade 2.47 Inch Platecarpus ptychodon (Mosasaur) Rooted Tooth scales It is the rostral bone

It is the rostral bone of the giant sawfish Onchopristis numidus

Impressive example of this Cretaceous cephalopod

Specifically it is the species Notidanodon loozi (Vincent

See also Durham 1961

Sister taxa: Acidaspis

20741 - Finest Grade 2.47 Inch Platecarpus ptychodon (Mosasaur) Rooted Tooth scales It is the rostral bonePlatecarpus sp, Cope 1869 (mosasaur) Reptilia Squamata Mosasauridae Finest Grade specimen. Unbroken. 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