Mosasaur - Fossile maxilla bone - Prognathodon Anceps - 230 cm - 800 cm

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Prognathodon Anceps specimen Mosasaur from the Upper Cretaceous (Morocco); condition Composed, treatment Composite; dimensions 230 cm high, 800 cm wide, 50 cm deep.

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Prognathodon sp.
Upper Cretaceous (Campanian - Maastrichtian, 80-70 million years ago
Morocco
The mosasaur was one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur era and achieved great fame in popular culture after being chosen as one of the main subjects of the Jurassic World film saga where it appears in an iconic aquatic scene.
More related to the current iguanas than to the crocodiles, it had a tapered body equipped with powerful fins that made it a fast and agile hunter, with a deadly mouth equipped with palatal teeth that made its bite even more effective, with which it annihilated the preys. The skulls of this animal are highly appreciated in paleontological collections around the world as a splendid example of fossils from the era of maximum development of the dinosaurs on our planet.

Prognathodon sp.
Upper Cretaceous (Campanian - Maastrichtian, 80-70 million years ago
Morocco
The mosasaur was one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur era and achieved great fame in popular culture after being chosen as one of the main subjects of the Jurassic World film saga where it appears in an iconic aquatic scene.
More related to the current iguanas than to the crocodiles, it had a tapered body equipped with powerful fins that made it a fast and agile hunter, with a deadly mouth equipped with palatal teeth that made its bite even more effective, with which it annihilated the preys. The skulls of this animal are highly appreciated in paleontological collections around the world as a splendid example of fossils from the era of maximum development of the dinosaurs on our planet.

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Number of items
1
Specimen
Mosasaur
Scientific name
Prognathodon Anceps
Country of Origin
Morocco
Geological Period
Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)
Condition
Composed
Treatment
Composite
Height
230 cm
Width
800 cm
Depth
50 cm
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