04972 - Restored 1.61 Inch Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Psammechinus and it is worse preserved
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and it is worse preserved than the teeth of other more common species
This tooth was broken in the end of the root during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication
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Interesting and rare egg shell fragment of this enormous ornithopod dinosaur species from the Late Cretaceous of China
The dentition rests of sauropods are much scarcer in the fossil registry than the theropod teeth
04972 - Restored 1.61 Inch Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Psammechinus and it is worse preservedThe color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. This tooth was broken during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together with some filled sectors. The broken and subsequently glued and filled areas are indicated in one of the images. 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