Very beautiful large tooth from a Plesiosaurus mauritanicus
Species: Lepidosauromorpha
With their long-necked and small-headed body, these reptiles belong to the Plesiosaurs (Plesiosauroidea).
The Pliosaurs (Pliosauroidea), on the other hand, have a short and strong neck and a large head with a long muzzle.
Discovery site: Morocco
Length: 50 mm
No restorations, 100 % original fossil
- Espécimen
- Diente de Plesiosaurus mauritanicus - 50 mm
- Objeto
- En matriz
- Nombre científico
- Plesiosaurus mauritanicus in Matrix
- Origen
- Marruecos
- Periodo geológico
- CRETÁCICO - Cretácico superior, Turoniano (89,8 - 93,9 millones de años)
- Estado
- Conservado
- Tratamiento
- Buena preparacion
- Dimensiones
- 90×85×25 mm
- Peso
- 116 g