Fossil Dinosaur tooth, Mosasaur, Morocco, 100-66 million years old
$45.00 AUD
Fossil Dinosaur Tooth,
Mosasaur sp.
Late Cretaceous period, 100-66 million years old
from Morocco
Matrix measures approx. 11x8cm, 5cm high
Tooth is 3cm, with bone 8cm.
note: this is a prepared ‘display’ specimen, with the tooth, bone, and rock all of the same period & genuine, but assembled by the preparer.
The Mosasaur was a species of large marine reptile, breathing air & used its long tail for propulsion. They probably relied on ambush predation, much like a crocodile, and they are known to have eaten ammonites – the shells of which sometimes show the distinct line of a Mosasaur’s teeth puncturing through as the result of a savage bite. They were the dominant predator of the Cretaceous seas, ranging in size from a few meters to around 15 meters.
The ancient seabed gravels of Morocco are a place where they have been well preserved, complete with enamel surfaces, often still lustrous after 66+ million years. Some examples have bone still remaining.
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