04972 - Restored 1.61 Inch Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Psammechinus This species is always characterized

This species is always characterized by a masticatory surface almost flat with no crests

and rarely we can see a claw like the one we are displaying here

since the rests of dead animals where transported and deteriorated

and it is worse preserved than the teeth of other more common species

04972 - Restored 1.61 Inch Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Psammechinus This species is always characterizedThe color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. This tooth was broken during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together with some filled sectors. The broken and subsequently glued and filled areas are indicated in one of the images. 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