20444 - Top Quality 1.67 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Mosasaurus hoffmanni Donald (1986): Halisaurus and Prognathodon

Donald (1986): Halisaurus and Prognathodon

The matrix also has the cephalon of other unidentified species

except the first two

California

Ceraurinus

20444 - Top Quality 1.67 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Mosasaurus hoffmanni Donald (1986): Halisaurus and PrognathodonIt 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.