06811 - Well Preserved 2.89 Inch Eremiasaurus heterodontus (Mosasaur) Rooted Tooth Metacanthina The characteristic lines of suture
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Description
The characteristic lines of suture of this cephalopod of the Paleozoic can be perfectly observed
Pappocetus is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore
Leiostegina
United States (Illinois
Great specimen in its natural phosphatic matrix
06811 - Well Preserved 2.89 Inch Eremiasaurus heterodontus (Mosasaur) Rooted Tooth Metacanthina The characteristic lines of sutureThis Eremiasaurus tooth is preserved in exceptional way, inside his own matrix. It has small glued fracture near the tip. Rooted specimen. To read more about this type of Mosasaur (which was recently described), you can read the following reference from its authors: A. R. H. LeBlanc, M. W. Caldwell, and N. Bardet. 2012. A new mosasaurine from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) phosphates of Morocco and its implications for mosasaurine systematics.