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

Location: Ozan Formation, Fannin County, Texas

Weight: 1.2 Ounces

Dimensions: 2.2 Inches Long, 1.3 Inches Wide, 0.7 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 represent the largest lizards to have ever existed, reaching lengths of nearly 60 feet and possessing skulls up to 6 feet long. These formidable marine reptiles were adept swimmers, spending their entire lives in the ocean. Their elongated, powerful bodies featured tails and limbs specially adapted for aquatic propulsion, enabling a sinuous, serpentine swimming motion aided by a finned tail. Steering was achieved with small, webbed feet. They inhabited the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, mosasaurs preyed upon fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. Coexisting with dinosaurs, they ultimately succumbed to extinction 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.