20447 - Top Quality 1.33 Inch Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Morocco Sister taxa: Acidaspidinae

Sister taxa: Acidaspidinae

Do not have any type of restoration or repair

It is the small osseous plate of a carapace of a turtle

Crystals treated this way are used as gemstones and for other decorative purposes

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20447 - Top Quality 1.33 Inch Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Morocco Sister taxa: AcidaspidinaeIt 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.