Mosasaur - Fossilised jaw - Eremiasaurus Heterodontus - 8.5 cm - 16 cm (No reserve price)
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Original Mosasaur jaw fragment of the species Eremiasaurus Heterodontus from the Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 million years ago), 16 by 8.5 cm, repaired and reassembled, from Morocco.
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In this lot we auction a mosasaur jaw of good size (16 x 8.5 cm) from the species Eremiasaurus Heterodontus.
Very good preservation, repaired.
It is a very interesting jaw fragment, with a small emerging tooth, and the vascularization structure in the bone can be observed perfectly.
Comes from phosphate mines (main quarries Oued Zem, Sidi Daoui and Sidi Chennane) in the Abdoun Ouled basin, Khouribga Province (Morocco).
Oulad Abdoun is the largest fossil basin, and the northernmost of the main phosphate basins of Morocco.
The phosphate deposits have preserved a large number of vertebrate fossils from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene.
The fossils include a variety of marine and terrestrial animals, such as mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodiles, elasmobrachians and dinosaurs.
Each mosasaur species has a type of teeth easily recognizable; in this species, precisely as its name indicates, the most distinctive feature is heterodonty along the entire jaw, with the teeth in the front being somewhat more conical and narrow compared to those in the rear, which had a flatter and wider shape with well-developed carinae, generally a more slender dentition than other large mosasaurs.
A very aesthetic piece, a good fossil, the perfect gift
It comes with an acrylic L-shaped display support for gift display
Seller's Story
Passionate about paleontology since childhood, a 'conservative' collector.
For me, working with this material is a dream, treated with all the respect and love.
It is well known to all of us that the feeling of having a fossil in our hands is something very special.
Honestly, I really enjoy sharing with other enthusiasts this treasure that is fossils, a legacy of our planet's natural history.
Translated by Google TranslateIn this lot we auction a mosasaur jaw of good size (16 x 8.5 cm) from the species Eremiasaurus Heterodontus.
Very good preservation, repaired.
It is a very interesting jaw fragment, with a small emerging tooth, and the vascularization structure in the bone can be observed perfectly.
Comes from phosphate mines (main quarries Oued Zem, Sidi Daoui and Sidi Chennane) in the Abdoun Ouled basin, Khouribga Province (Morocco).
Oulad Abdoun is the largest fossil basin, and the northernmost of the main phosphate basins of Morocco.
The phosphate deposits have preserved a large number of vertebrate fossils from the Late Cretaceous to the Eocene.
The fossils include a variety of marine and terrestrial animals, such as mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, crocodiles, elasmobrachians and dinosaurs.
Each mosasaur species has a type of teeth easily recognizable; in this species, precisely as its name indicates, the most distinctive feature is heterodonty along the entire jaw, with the teeth in the front being somewhat more conical and narrow compared to those in the rear, which had a flatter and wider shape with well-developed carinae, generally a more slender dentition than other large mosasaurs.
A very aesthetic piece, a good fossil, the perfect gift
It comes with an acrylic L-shaped display support for gift display
Seller's Story
Passionate about paleontology since childhood, a 'conservative' collector.
For me, working with this material is a dream, treated with all the respect and love.
It is well known to all of us that the feeling of having a fossil in our hands is something very special.
Honestly, I really enjoy sharing with other enthusiasts this treasure that is fossils, a legacy of our planet's natural history.
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Number of objects
1
Specimen
Mosasaur
Scientific name
Eremiasaurus Heterodontus
Country of origin
Morocco
Geological period
Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)
Condition
Reassembled
Height
8.5 cm
Width
16 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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