1.3" Mosasaur Fossil Vertebrae Bone Upper Cretaceous Dinosaur Era Morocco COA
Location: Khouribga, Morocco
Weight: 0.5 Ounces
Vertebrae Dimensions: 1.3 Inches Long, 1 Inch 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 lived, reaching lengths close to 60 feet with skulls up to 6 feet long. These formidable marine reptiles were expert swimmers, spending their entire lives in the ocean. Their elongated, powerful bodies featured tails and limbs specifically adapted for swimming. They propelled themselves forward using a finned tail and likely moved their bodies in a serpentine motion, while small webbed feet provided steering. Mosasaurs thrived during the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, they fed on fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. Existing alongside dinosaurs, mosasaurs disappeared along with them during the Cretaceous-Tertiary 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.
