20197 - Nicely Preserved Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Morocops Washington)
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Washington)
Impressive almost complete premaxillary bone
Ginglymostoma sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)
1028 - Gem Grade Abelisaurid 0
69mm wide cluster of finest grade pink Cobaltoan calcite from the famous Bou Azzer Mines (South Morocco)
20197 - Nicely Preserved Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Morocops Washington)Scientific name: Basilosaurus sp Probably Pappocetus lugardi, Andrews 1920 (whale ancestor) Location: Dakhla, Western Sahara, South Morocco Geological Formation: Boujdour Basin, Middle Late Eocene Phosphate Outcrops Age: Middle Late Eocene, Bartonian stage (~40 Million Years) Size (long): 6,1cm REF.: 20197 DESCRIPTION: Pappocetus is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of Basilosaurus. Rare specimen