20452 - Top Quality 1.27 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Dinosaur which represents the 55% of
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Description
which represents the 55% of its mineralogical composition
Hollardops sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
12 dentary teeth
Rooted incisor specimen
20452 - Top Quality 1.27 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Dinosaur which represents the 55% ofIt 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.