20446 - Top Quality 1.37 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Fish Fossils Under Study Echinophacops
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Echinophacops
It is preserved in its natural matrix
One of the difficult features to find in dentition samples of Spinosaurus is present in this piece
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• Eocene of Morocco
20446 - Top Quality 1.37 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Fish Fossils Under Study EchinophacopsIt 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.