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

Location: Ozan Formation, Fannin County, Texas

Weight: 5.7 Ounces (With Metal Stand)

Dimensions: 4.3Inches Long, 2.9 Inches Wide, 2 Inches Thick (Metal Stand)

Fossil Dimensions: 2.9 Inches Long, 2.1 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 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 evolved, reaching lengths of nearly 60 feet and possessing skulls that measured around 6 feet. These formidable marine reptiles were powerful swimmers, adapted to spend their entire lives in the ocean. Their elongated, muscular bodies featured tails and limbs specialized for swimming. They likely moved by undulating their bodies in a snake-like fashion while using their finned tails for propulsion, steering with small, webbed feet. These reptiles thrived during the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, mosasaurs fed on fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. They coexisted with many dinosaur species and, like them, became extinct during the Cretaceous-Paleogene 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.