20442 - Top Quality 1.70 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Hexagonaria They were obligate encrusters and
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Description
They were obligate encrusters and attached themselves to inorganic or biologic hard substrates (frequently hardgrounds or brachiopods)
we can observe a fly (Diptera - Sciaridae Family)
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Enchodus lamberti
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20442 - Top Quality 1.70 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Hexagonaria They were obligate encrusters andIt 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.