PLATECARPUS TOOTH IN MATRIX - Khouribga, Morocco

CRETACEOUS PERIOD:  65 million years ago

These beautiful fossil tooth specimens are still in their original matrix as found and are from a mid-sized type of mosasaur called Platecarpus ptychodon.  These fascinating monsters of the prehistoric seas grew to lengths of 25 feet and are a mid-sized identified species from the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco and one of five species known in the Maastrichtian phosphates of the Ganntour Basin (Morocco).   Platecarpus was a slender-bodied mosasaur.  The tail of platecarpus was as long as its body.  Compared to the teeth of Mosasaurus beaugei, the largest species that is found in the same region, Platecarpus ptychodon had narrower, sharply pointed teeth lacking massive thickness at the base.  This suggests that platecarpus fed on soft-bodied creatures such as fish and soft-shelled cephalopods.

Each specimen is still partially embedded IN ITS ORIGINAL MATRIX AS FOUND and will possess gorgeous enamel and coloring.  They were discovered in the phosphate mines in Khouribga, Morocco - North Africa and are hand selected for their fine quality.  Some may exhibit natural wear from the creature on the tip and/or on a leading edge.   Platecarpus ptychodon teeth are a highly collectible fossil specimen and definitely recommended for any collection especially to fully supplement a tooth collection of all types of one of the most interesting prehistoric beasts that ever lived, MOSASAURS!

5" - 3" long x 4" - 2.5" wide w/ matrix, tooth 1.75" - 1" in length

$35 - $125     MV19     INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX

MOSASAUR by BRIAN CHOO 

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