06598 - Nicely Preserved 0.89 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Cretaceous Morocconites the Russian Federation (85)

the Russian Federation (85)

Either way it is a very interesting specimen

It is a magnificent example of the Moroccan Cyphaspis

Barite appears in the alteration zones

Belongs to Heterodiadema according to R

06598 - Nicely Preserved 0.89 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Cretaceous Morocconites the Russian Federation (85)Nice unbroken specimen preserved in its natural phosphatic matrix. 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 exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. In these sites there are numerous different species of