1.5" Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section Cretaceous Dinosaur Era Texas Ozan FM COA

Location: Ozan Formation, Fannin County, Texas

Weight: 1.2 Ounces

Dimensions: 1.5 Inches Long, 1.4 Inches Wide, 0.9 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 lived, reaching nearly 60 feet in length with skulls measuring up to 6 feet. These impressive creatures were strong swimmers, spending their entire lives in the ocean. Their long, powerful bodies, along with tails and limbs designed for swimming, helped them move gracefully through water by undulating like a snake and using their finned tails for propulsion. Small webbed feet aided in steering. They lived during the late Cretaceous period, around 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, they fed on fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. Coexisting with dinosaurs, they became extinct alongside them during the Cretaceous-Tertiary 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.