1.7" Mosasaur Fossil Vertebrae Cretaceous Dinosaur Era Texas Ozan FM COA, Metal Stand

Location: Ozan Formation, North Sulfur River, Texas

Weight: 8.4 Ounces (With Metal Stand)

Dimensions: 1.7 Inches Long, 1.6 Inches Wide, 1.6 Inches Thick

Dimensions: 3.8 Inches Long, 2 Inches Wide, 2 Inches Thick (With Metal Stand)

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This is a genuine fossil.

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 and 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, growing nearly 60 feet long with skulls measuring up to 6 feet. These impressive marine predators spent their entire lives in the ocean, powered by long, muscular bodies and fins adapted for efficient swimming. Moving with a snake-like motion and propelled by their finned tails, they steered using small, webbed feet. Living during the late Cretaceous period, roughly 96 to 65 million years ago, mosasaurs were fierce carnivores feeding on fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. Sharing their world with dinosaurs, they vanished during the mass extinction that ended the era. Own a piece of this extraordinary prehistoric legacy today.

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, commonly natural cracks are visible on the surface. These are part of the natural beauty of the fossil and are not considered defects.