Marine reptile - Fossil tooth - Plesiosaurus - 58 mm - 15 mm (No reserve price)

Fossil: Rare, larger, beautiful, well-preserved Plesiosaurus tooth

Length: 58 mm

Formation: Cretaceous, Maastrichtian (70 million years ago) - Khouribga, Morocco

The Plesiosaurus is a member of the extinct genus of marine reptiles. Plesiosaurus was one of the early discovered marine reptiles, alongside Ichthyosaurus and Mosasaurus among others. Plesiosaurus could reach a length of up to 17 meters, making it one of the largest marine reptiles that ever lived. This beautifully preserved tooth of the extinct sea monster comes from phosphate mines in Morocco.

The find originates from a collection liquidation