20509 - Museum Grade 3.35 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Partial Maxillary Bone Cretaceous Fulgurites (Petrified lightnings) Mosasauridae Gervais
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Mosasauridae Gervais
Ebach and Ahyong 2001
it is a specimen with very little wear facet
Impressive almost complete premaxillary bone
iron-nickel alloy (kamacite and taenite) and in minor proportion of troilite and chromite
20509 - Museum Grade 3.35 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Partial Maxillary Bone Cretaceous Fulgurites (Petrified lightnings) Mosasauridae GervaisImpressive and unique partial maxillary bone. It is undoubtedly an Museum Grade specimen. This specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B 72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. Not restored or glued. In one of its alveoli, you can see an emerging germ replacement tooth. This huge and famous