Lungfish - Fossil teeth - Neoceratodus Africanus - 2,5 cm - 3,5 cm (No Reserve Price)

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Two preserved lungfish dental plates, Neoceratodus africanus, from the Cenomanian of Begaa near Taouz, Morocco, with the largest plate measuring 3.5 cm and showing the red Kem-Kem bed sand.

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This lot offers two dental plates of the lungfish Neoceratodus Africanus, perfectly preserved and of good size; the larger measures 3.5 cm. They still display the typical red sand from this area of the Kem-Kem beds.
Cretaceous - Cenomanian
Procede de Begaa, near Taouz, Errachidia province (Morocco).
The Kem-Kem basin is located along the border between Morocco and Algeria.
They are continental deposits where several vertebrate species have been discovered, including elasmobranchs, bony fishes, coelacanths, turtles, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, birds, and crocodiles.
This place has been referred to as an area where danger lurks by land, sea, and air.

This lot offers two dental plates of the lungfish Neoceratodus Africanus, perfectly preserved and of good size; the larger measures 3.5 cm. They still display the typical red sand from this area of the Kem-Kem beds.
Cretaceous - Cenomanian
Procede de Begaa, near Taouz, Errachidia province (Morocco).
The Kem-Kem basin is located along the border between Morocco and Algeria.
They are continental deposits where several vertebrate species have been discovered, including elasmobranchs, bony fishes, coelacanths, turtles, pterosaurs, dinosaurs, birds, and crocodiles.
This place has been referred to as an area where danger lurks by land, sea, and air.

Details

Number of items
2
Specimen
Lungfish
Scientific name
Neoceratodus Africanus
Country of Origin
Morocco
Geological Period
Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)
Condition
Natural
Height
2.5 cm
Width
3.5 cm
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Objects sold
95.24%
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