Mosasaurus tooth in collector's box

A definite treat for every fossil fan!Age: CretaceousLocality: MoroccoSize: approx. 2 - 3 cmMosasaurs were gigantic marine reptiles that occupied the top of the food chain in the Cretaceous seas. The dinosaurs had very powerful jaws, which were not quite as flexible as those of today's scaly crawlers (snakes, lizards etc.), but in most cases were equipped with many pointed, similar teeth. A special joint in the lower jaw allowed it to be opened wide to accommodate large food such as low-flying pteropods or the young of various other marine reptiles.The phosphate layers of the Ouled-Abdoun Basin in the northern foothills of the High Atlas in Morocco have preserved their bones and teeth particularly well.The colors in the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.All our pictures serve as examples. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

A definite treat for every dinosaur fan!Mosasaurs were gigantic marine reptiles that occupied the top of the food chain in the Cretaceous seas. The dinosaurs had very powerful jaws, which were not quite as flexible as those of today's scaly crawlers (snakes, lizards etc.), but in most cases were equipped with many pointed, similar teeth. A special joint in the lower jaw allowed it to be opened wide to accommodate large food such as low-flying pteropods or the young of various other marine reptiles.The phosphate layers of the Ouled-Abdoun Basin in the northern foothills of the High Atlas in Morocco have preserved their bones and teeth particularly well.Age: CretaceousLocality: MoroccoSize: approx. 3 x 5 cmThe colors in the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.All our pictures serve as examples. You will receive a specimen of comparable quality with your purchase.

Age: Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian;Locality: Ouled Bouali, west of Qued Zem, MoroccoSize: 13 x 10,5cm; Fossil: 6 x 2 cmThis fossil tooth comes from a Mosasaurus, a giant marine reptile that lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period. Mosasaurs were not dinosaurs but were closely related to modern monitor lizards and snakes. They inhabited the warm seas that once covered large parts of North Africa.In Morocco, especially in the Khouribga region (the so-called Phosphate Basin), numerous fossils have been discovered over the years — including teeth, bones, and even complete skeletons of mosasaurs. The local limestone and phosphate layers provided excellent conditions for fossil preservation.The tooth itself is conical, slightly curved, and often still shows fine cutting edges. Its shape reveals that the Mosasaurus was a predatory carnivore, feeding on fish, ammonites, and smaller marine animals.The colors on the photo may differ slightly from the original for technical reasons.

Tooth of a marine crocodile in matrix and with shell Posidonia.Age: Lower Jurassic, Posidonia shale;Locality: Holzmaden, district of Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySize: 10 mm, matrix: 6 x 15 x 3 cmHolzmaden deposit is world-famous for its wonderfully conserved fossils. Complete ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and marine crocodiles lie among vast quantities of Dactylioceras ammonites. Weak water circulation is thought to have created anoxia (= complete absence of oxygen) at the bottom, so that scavengers and decomposers could not disintegrate the bodies of deceased animals.  A label with this information is enclosed with the fossil.Colors in product photos may differ slightly from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.

The so-called "crow shark", Squalicorax pristodontus, could once reach a length of up to 5 meters and its sawblade-like teeth resemble those of recent tiger sharks.Age: Upper Cretaceous;Locality: Oued Zem, Kouribgha, Morocco;Size: approx. 2 - 3 cmColors in product photos may differ from those of the original specimen for technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of equivalent quality with your purchase.

A beautifully preserved tooth from the famous phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin in Morocco.Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus (formerly Globidens) is an extinct genus of marine lizards from the Cretaceous period that belongs to the mosasaur family. The teeth indicate a highly specialized lifestyle with shellfish, turtles and crustaceans as prey.Age: Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian;Locality: Oulad Abdoun Basin, MoroccoSize: approx. 2-3 cmColors on product photos may differ from those of the original specimen due to technical reasons.Our pictures are for reference only. You will receive a piece of equivalent quality with your purchase.