07591 - Top Rare 1.72 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Pathologically Deformed Basilosaurus Jaws McIntosh 1990

McIntosh 1990

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Sister taxa: Cimolichthys

It has some glued fractures but no restoration or fabrication

See also Durham 1961

07591 - Top Rare 1.72 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Pathologically Deformed Basilosaurus Jaws McIntosh 1990Impressive rare pathologically deformed Prognathodon tooth in its natural matrix. Finding paleontological examples of pathologies preserved in the fossil record is extremely rare. This factor makes these specimens much more valuable for collectors. The pathological deformations in mosasaurs and in this place are not common. Still to this day there has been no study to analyze the possible causes of the pathologies suffered by some mosasaur species in