06585 - Top Huge 2.04 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth in Matrix Late Cretaceous Ophiura the Russian Federation (5)

the Russian Federation (5)

It does not preserve the teeth

Er Rachidia Province

Impressive natural association of 7 nice vertebrae of this species of shark in its phosphatic matrix

first described by Cavin in 1995

06585 - Top Huge 2.04 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth in Matrix Late Cretaceous Ophiura the Russian Federation (5)Impressive Prognathodon tooth in its natural matrix. Huge size. Unbroken specimen. In the international market is very common to find Mosasaurus rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). This quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. In these sites there are numerous