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

Location: Ozan Formation, Fannin County, Texas

Weight: 5.1 Ounces (With Metal Stand)

Dimensions: 4.4 Inches Long, 2 Inches Wide, 2 Inches Thick (With Metal Stand)

Fossil Dimensions: 2.3 Inches Long, 1.9 Inches Wide, 1.2 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 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, reaching lengths close to 60 feet with skulls measuring up to 6 feet. These formidable marine reptiles were expert swimmers, spending their entire lifetimes in the ocean. Their elongated bodies, equipped with tails and limbs specialized for aquatic movement, allowed them to swim with a graceful, serpentine motion, aided by a finned tail for propulsion and small webbed feet for steering. Mosasaurs thrived during 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 dinosaur species, Mosasaurs ultimately vanished alongside them in the mass extinction event marking the end of the Cretaceous period.

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.