20131 - Top Huge Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Incisor Rooted Tooth Brittlestar Size (the biggest): 42

Size (the biggest): 42

Observations: Extremely well preserved and prepared specimen

Floian stage (~477 Million Years)

It has small filled sector inside one of the fractures

The Cobaltoan calcite is a variety of calcite containing Co2+ replacing Ca

20131 - Top Huge Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Incisor Rooted Tooth Brittlestar Size (the biggest): 42Scientific name: Basilosaurus sp Probably Pappocetus lugardi, Andrews 1920 (whale ancestor) Location: Dakhla, Western Sahara, South Morocco Geological Formation: Boujdour Basin, Middle Late Eocene Phosphate Outcrops Age: Middle Late Eocene, Bartonian stage (~40 Million Years) Size (long): 13,3cm REF.: 20131 DESCRIPTION: Pappocetus is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of Basilosaurus. Rare specimen