08136 - Top Rare 2.36 Inch Huge Tylosaurus sp (Mosasaur) Tooth Late Cretaceous Howardites Salgado 1999

Salgado 1999

This teeth have generally a compressed morphology

Precious tooth of Squalicorax pristodontus (Crow Shark) from the phosphate deposits of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco)

It is characterized by its fineness of grain and variety of color

It crystallizes in the monoclinic prismatic crystal system and typically occurs as greenish black to bluish grey fibrous to radiating or stellate prisms

08136 - Top Rare 2.36 Inch Huge Tylosaurus sp (Mosasaur) Tooth Late Cretaceous Howardites Salgado 1999Extremely rare mosasaur species. The tooth is perfectly preserved. The quality of the enamel is very high due to the beautiful range of caramel brilliant hues. It does not have any product or treatment that has altered its original shine and color. Unbroken specimen. In the international market is very common to find Mosasaurus rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). This quarries have been