T140 - Rare Huge 3.93 Inch Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Colpocoryphe Conrad 1841 (trilobite)
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Description
Conrad 1841 (trilobite)
The morphology of 19 phalanx and 3 metacarpals bones can be recognized
Great quality
• Westphalian of United States (1: Alabama)
Trilobita - Asaphida
T140 - Rare Huge 3.93 Inch Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Colpocoryphe Conrad 1841 (trilobite)Scientific 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): 10cm = 3. 93Inch REF.: T140 DESCRIPTION: Pappocetus is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of Basilosaurus. Rare