20964 - Nicely Preserved 2.94 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth in Natural Matrix Cretaceous bones Nopcsa 1928

Nopcsa 1928

Impressive natural association of 7 huge vertebrae of this species of Elasmosaurus in its phosphatic matrix

Olivine is magnesium rich (Fo = 0

complete and without restorations or reparations

Estonia (5)

20964 - Nicely Preserved 2.94 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth in Natural Matrix Cretaceous bones Nopcsa 1928Nice unbroken specimen preserved in natural 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 Mosasaurus