07833 - Nicely Preserved 0.93 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Cretaceous Lagerstatte very difficult to find

very difficult to find

Precious specimen corresponding to the famous species of teropod dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex

This specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency

Its preservation is complicated due to the hollow structure

Forey et al

07833 - Nicely Preserved 0.93 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Cretaceous Lagerstatte very difficult to findNice 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