20223 - Top Quality 2.16 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Agoudal Impressive specimen of the genus
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Description
Impressive specimen of the genus Cyphaspis
Cope 1869 (mosasaur)
that lived during the Early–Late Cretaceous period in Africa about 99-100 million years ago
Parent taxon: Styginidae according to P
Beautiful tooth of this rare durophagous fish
20223 - Top Quality 2.16 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Agoudal Impressive specimen of the genusIt 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.