20219 - Top Quality 2.18 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Schizorhiza Type species : Mosasaurus hoffmanni
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Description
Type species : Mosasaurus hoffmanni Mantell
Bumastinae
Burmeister 1843 (trilobite)
deep subtidal
many aspects of the original paleoenvironment can be learned
20219 - Top Quality 2.18 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Schizorhiza Type species : Mosasaurus hoffmanniIt is a well preserved tooth. The color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. It has small glued but not restored fracture. 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