0.9" Mosasaur Fossil Vertebrae Bone Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Era Morocco COA

Location: Khouribga, Morocco

Weight: 0.4 Ounces

Vertebrae Dimensions: 0.9 Inches Long, 0.8 Inches Wide, 0.8 Inches Thick

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100 - 66 Million Years old, Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Epoch.

Name: Mosasaurus

Named By: Dollo - 1889.

Diet: Carnivore.

Size: Depending upon the species, Mosasaurs could range between 6 to possibly just under 14 meters in length.

Known locations: Fossil locations suggest a worldwide distribution, but are especially well-known from Europe and North America.

Time period: Campanian to Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Mosasaurs were the largest lizards to have ever existed, reaching nearly 60 feet in length with skulls approximately 6 feet long. These powerful aquatic reptiles spent their entire lives in the ocean, featuring elongated bodies, tails, and limbs specialized for swimming. Their movement likely involved a snake-like undulation combined with propulsion from a finned tail, while small, webbed feet provided steering control. They lived during the Late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, between about 96 and 65 million years ago. As carnivores, mosasaurs fed on fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. They coexisted with many dinosaurs and became extinct alongside them during the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction.

Please be aware of the nature of fossils:

Being buried under the ground for millions of years under tons of pressure tends to be rough. No fossil comes out of the ground whole and perfect. Most fossils have undergone some restoration, while others are altered by man simply to enhance their presentation in different ways. The workers in the United States do a very professional job of unearthing and preserving these natural treasures; however, natural cracks are commonly visible on the surface. These are part of the natural beauty of the fossil and are not considered defects.