20223 - Top Quality 2.16 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Agoudal Cope 1869 (mosasaur)

Cope 1869 (mosasaur)

• Eocene of India

Parent taxon: Styginidae according to P

Heat-affected zone visible on some stones

In the same matrix you can see an associated shark tooth

20223 - Top Quality 2.16 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Agoudal Cope 1869 (mosasaur)It is a well preserved tooth. The color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. Unbroken specimen. Elasmosaurus teeth from the Upper Cretaceous from the Oulad Abdoun Basin are relatively more scarce than the Mosasaurus. This huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as Plesiosaurus mauritanicus.