20442 - Top Quality 1.70 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Hexagonaria Calmoniidae
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Description
Calmoniidae
Premium grade specimen
featuring intense and brilliant red tones
Mosasauridae) from north-east Mexico
we can observe a fly (Diptera - Sciaridae Family)
20442 - Top Quality 1.70 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Hexagonaria CalmoniidaeIt 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.