1.9" 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: 1.9 Inches Long, 2 Inches Wide, 1.6 Inches Thick

Dimensions: 3.5 Inches Long, 2 Inches Wide, 2 Inches Thick (With Metal Stand)

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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 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 represent the largest lizards ever to have existed, reaching nearly 60 feet in length with skulls measuring around 6 feet. These formidable swimmers lived exclusively in marine environments. Their elongated and robust bodies, along with tails and limbs specially adapted for swimming, enabled them to navigate the seas. They likely propelled themselves forward by undulating their bodies in a snake-like manner while using their finned tails, steering with small, webbed feet. Mosasaurs inhabited the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, their diet included fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. Coexisting with many dinosaurs, they ultimately became extinct during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction event.

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.