07265 - Top Beautiful 2.04 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Mosasaur Skulls & Skeletons also known as the pygmy

also known as the pygmy white shark

non Swainson

Synonyms: Conoparia Hawle and Corda 1847 (no

MOHAMED IAROCHENE

see also Martill and Unwin 2011

07265 - Top Beautiful 2.04 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Mosasaur Skulls & Skeletons also known as the pygmyIt is a well preserved tooth. The color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. Not restored or glued. 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