20451 - Top Quality 1.22 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Pyritized ammonites It is a special piece

It is a special piece because this black color of phosphates is not typical

Parent taxon: Otarioninae according to J

Later they were exquisitely prepared individually

Well-developed symphyseal teeth

It is the gravel - sandy sediment still strongly adhered and cemented to its surface

20451 - Top Quality 1.22 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Pyritized ammonites It is a special pieceIt 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.