08299 - Great Collection of 3 Onchopristis numidus Cretaceous Sawfish Rostral Teeth Cretaceous Knightia Finding paleontological examples of pathologies
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Finding paleontological examples of pathologies preserved in the fossil record is extremely rare
Likely paired with NWA 7034 and respective clan members
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
It is a perfect example of the dentition of this fearsome Cretaceous crocodiles
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08299 - Great Collection of 3 Onchopristis numidus Cretaceous Sawfish Rostral Teeth Cretaceous Knightia Finding paleontological examples of pathologiesGreat collection of 3 specimens. Some of them have glued and restored (filled) fractures. Onchopristis is a genus of extinct giant sawfish that lived in the Lower Cretaceous to Upper Cretaceous in North Africa and New Zealand. It had an elongated snout lined laterally with barbed teeth. It is a large sawfish, known from remains throughout North America, North Africa and New Zealand. It was very large, up to 8 m (26. 2 ft) long when fully grown. As