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Fossil Mosasaur Tooth - Cretaceous Predator - Genuine Specimen from Morocco - Certificate of Authenticity

Fossil Mosasaur Tooth – Cretaceous Predator – Genuine Specimen from Morocco – Certificate of Authenticity

£16.80

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Name: Mosasaur

Genus: Marine Reptile

Specimen: Tooth

Age: Cretaceous

Location: Morocco

Scale cube=1cm: Full sizing please see photo

Mosasaurs were large marine reptiles that were well-adapted to living in the warm, shallow, epicontinental seas prevalent during the late Cretaceous Period. They breathed air & were powerful swimmers making them so well adapted to this environment that they gave birth to live young, rather than return to the shore to lay eggs, as sea turtles do. Mosasaurs had many qualities of a modern day snake, they had two rows of teeth in their upper jaw, the main set, and a smaller set toward the rear & center of their mouths. These teeth, like snakes, were thought to help hold onto & swallow lager prey whole. Their jaws could also expand, as snakes do, to help them swallow whole prey.

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Description

This listing features a genuine Mosasaur Tooth fossil, carefully sourced from the renowned Kem Kem Beds, Tegana Formation, in southeastern Morocco. This tooth belonged to a Mosasaur, an apex marine predator that roamed the seas during the Cretaceous period (approximately 100–66 million years ago).

Mosasaur teeth are prized fossil specimens due to their serrated curvature, enamel texture, and historical significance as part of one of the most formidable marine reptiles to exist. This fossil is a real slice of prehistory, ideal for collectors, educators, or enthusiasts of marine reptiles and the Mesozoic era.

Scale cube = 1cm — please refer to the photo for full sizing. This is an actual photo of the fossil you will receive.

All of our Fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens & come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Key Features:

  • Species: Likely genus Mosasaurus or closely related Mosasaurid
  • Origin: Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
  • Age: Cretaceous (Aptian–Cenomanian)
  • Fossil Type: Tooth (partial or complete)
  • Colour: Typically brown to beige with visible enamel and root structure
  • Size: Refer to scale in image (cube = 1cm)

Scientific Classification:

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Reptilia
  • Order: Squamata
  • Superfamily: Mosasauroidea
  • Family: Mosasauridae

Geological Context:

  • Geological Stage: Aptian to Cenomanian (Early to mid-Cretaceous)
  • Formation: Tegana Formation
  • Zone: Kem Kem Beds
  • Depositional Environment: Fluvial to deltaic environments, known for yielding numerous vertebrate fossils

Notable: Mosasaur teeth represent the dominance of marine reptiles during the later stages of the dinosaur era. The Kem Kem Beds are famous for yielding not only Mosasaur fossils but also those of Spinosaurids, Crocodyliforms, and other prehistoric creatures.

Whether for display, educational purposes, or fossil collection, this tooth offers a tangible connection to the ancient oceans of the Cretaceous world.

You will receive an actual specimen, not a stock photo.

Disclaimer:
All of our fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. Each item is individually photographed to accurately represent the specimen you will receive.

 

Additional information

Era

Cretaceous
Origin

Morocco

Cretaceous Information

The Cretaceous Period (145–66 million years ago) was the final era of the Mesozoic, marked by the dominance of dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants. It had a warm, greenhouse climate, with high sea levels that created vast shallow inland seas. Marine life flourished, including mosasaurs, ammonites, and rudist reefs, while the land was ruled by iconic dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Spinosaurus. Mammals and birds diversified, and insects thrived. The period ended with the mass extinction event, likely caused by an asteroid impact, wiping out the dinosaurs and paving the way for the rise of mammals in the Cenozoic.

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