06223 - Well Preserved 1.18 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Dyrosaurus phosphaticus offshore shelf

offshore shelf

Blanco-Quintero

• Arenig of France

Size (biggest):   1

Christiansen

06223 - Well Preserved 1.18 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Dyrosaurus phosphaticus offshore shelfThis enormous Prognathodon tooth is preserved in exceptional way. It has some glued and filled fractures. 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