07014 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 4.8g ORIENTED Stephanodus It is not easy to

It is not easy to find this type of pieces in these sites due to the destructive metholodology of many local miners

and the strong and well defined longitudinal stretch marks can be observed

This species has only been described via its teeth and vertebrae

The crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco

The sharp and intact tips are a preservation feature very difficult to find and therefore it is one of the characteristics which influences the most in the objective valuation of a specimen

07014 - Taza (NWA 859) Iron Ungrouped Plessitic Octahedrite Meteorite 4.8g ORIENTED Stephanodus It is not easy toBasic information Name: Northwest Africa 859 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 859 Observed fall: No Year found: 2001 Country: (Northwest Africa) Mass: help 75. 3 kg Classification Recommended: Iron, ungrouped This is 1 of 124 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. Origin or pseudonym: Taza, Morocco Date: 2001 Mass (g): 75. 3 kg Pieces: several Class: Iron ung. Classifier: J. Wasson (UCLA)