1.1" Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section Cretaceous Dinosaur Era Texas Ozan FM COA
Location: Ozan Formation, Fannin County, Texas
Weight: 0.5 Ounces
Dimensions: 1.1 Inches Long, 0.8 Inches Wide, 0.6 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, Mosasaur 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 evolved, reaching lengths close to 60 feet with skulls measuring around 6 feet. These powerful swimmers spent their entire existence in marine environments. Their elongated, robust bodies were equipped with tails and limbs specialized for aquatic locomotion, likely propelling themselves with a finned tail while steering using small, webbed feet, moving in a serpentine manner. They lived during the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, mosasaurs fed on fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. They coexisted with dinosaurs and ultimately became extinct during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction event.
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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, commonly, natural cracks are visible on the surface. These are part of the natural beauty of the fossil and are not considered defects.
