07263 - Top Beautiful 2.01 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Dinosaur Trilobita - Lichida - Odontopleuridae

Trilobita - Lichida - Odontopleuridae

with quite irregular serrations and serrate lateral cusplets

Rooted incisor specimen

This is a small rarity coming from the Paleogene phosphate quarries of the sedimentarian basin of Oulad Abdoun (Morocco)

Next you can find a link to the scientific paper: Zarafasaura oceanis

07263 - Top Beautiful 2.01 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Dinosaur Trilobita - Lichida - OdontopleuridaeIt is a well preserved tooth. The color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. This tooth was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication. The broken and subsequently glued areas are indicated in one of the images. Elasmosaurus teeth from the Upper Cretaceous from the Oulad Abdoun Basin are relatively more scarce than the Mosasaurus.