20197 - Nicely Preserved Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Morocops It has some filled or

It has some filled or glued fractures

69mm wide cluster of finest grade pink Cobaltoan calcite from the famous Bou Azzer Mines (South Morocco)

FeO/MnO=70±4

This specimen was collected from Mexico

Impressive almost complete premaxillary bone

20197 - Nicely Preserved Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Morocops It has some filled orScientific name: Basilosaurus sp Probably Pappocetus lugardi, Andrews 1920 (whale ancestor) Location: Dakhla, Western Sahara, South Morocco Geological Formation: Boujdour Basin, Middle Late Eocene Phosphate Outcrops Age: Middle Late Eocene, Bartonian stage (~40 Million Years) Size (long): 6,1cm REF.: 20197 DESCRIPTION: Pappocetus is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of Basilosaurus. Rare specimen