06808 - Top Rare 1.87 Inch Tylosaurus sp (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Late Cretaceous Enchodus vertebrae This partial jaw was broken
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Description
This partial jaw was broken in some sectors during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together
The vertebral body is preserved
coated by very sharp Titanite crystals that are bright
The zonations of pyroxene crystals are remarkable
This type of fossil can extract important information about the diet of these huge reptiles and piscivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
06808 - Top Rare 1.87 Inch Tylosaurus sp (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Late Cretaceous Enchodus vertebrae This partial jaw was brokenExtremely rare mosasaur species. The tooth is preserved in its natural matrix. In the international market is very common to find Mosasaurus rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). This quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. In these sites there are numerous different