20243 - Nicely Preserved Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Eucosmus 13 Inch = 3

13 Inch = 3

Middle Aseri Regional Stage

tooth crowns nearly straight

It is the tooth of a small theropod dinosaur

Trace impurities of iron and aluminium are typically present

20243 - Nicely Preserved Basilosaurus (Whale Ancestor) Molar Rooted Tooth Eucosmus 13 Inch = 3Scientific 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): 6,7cm REF.: 20243 DESCRIPTION: Pappocetus is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. Pappocetus is also an ancestor of Basilosaurus. Rare specimen