20452 - Top Quality 1.27 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Dinosaur Halisaurus and prognatodon
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Description
Halisaurus and prognatodon
Rooted incisor specimen
northwestern France)
Its tooth are tremendously sharp and present a slight curvature
Hollardops sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)
20452 - Top Quality 1.27 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Dinosaur Halisaurus and prognatodonIt 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.