06961 - Nicely Preserved 0.74 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Cretaceous Symphysurus NEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSH

NEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSH

†Basseiarges sp

belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca

The hardness of the mineral is the same as quartz

06961 - Nicely Preserved 0.74 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Cretaceous Symphysurus NEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSHNice unbroken specimen preserved in its natural phosphatic matrix. 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 different species of