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RARE ELASMOSAURUS PLESIOSAUR ZARAFASAURA OCEANIS IN MATRIX MOROCCO 008 For Sale
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RARE ELASMOSAURUS PLESIOSAUR ZARAFASAURA OCEANIS IN MATRIX MOROCCO 008:
$30.50
RARE ELASMOSAURID PLESIOSAUR
ZARAFASAURA OCEANIS TOOTH IN MATRIX MOROCCO
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Item DescriptionDescription Plesiosaurs (‘near to lizard’ in Greek) are an intriguing group of extinct marine reptiles that roamed the vast seas of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods from 235 to 66 million years ago. Their fossils have been found on every continent on Earth, with key discoveries made in Australia, Europe and North America.There are several different families of plesiosaurs, including the Elasmosauridae, Microcleididae and Plesiosauridae.Zarafasaura oceanis belongs to the family Elasmosauridae.The generic name Zarafasaura derives from zarafa, an Arabic word for ‘giraffe,’ and saurus, Greek for ‘lizard.’ The specific name means ‘daughter of the sea’ in Latin.Zarafasaura oceanis was approximately 23 feet (7 meters) long and lived around 72 to 66 million years ago. In most case any tooth found inMorocco is usually assigned to the “wastebasket”taxonPlesiosaurus mauritanicusThis newly described elasmosaurid represents the first valid plesiosaur from the latest Cretaceous of Africa.The scarcity of plesiosaur remains in Morocco has remained somewhat a mystery.
Collection LocationMain phosphatic basins of Morocco. Oulad
Abdoun Basin, Sidi Daoui area
Identification conducted and confirmed by one of the premier collectors in the region Mohammad Fadel
QUICK NOTE: Most fossil pieces sold have teeth embedded by local craftsmen in matrix taken from Sahara Desert in the Oulad Abdoun Basin near the Khouribga phosphate plateau region of Morocco, North Africa. THE ONLY STRUCTURES that are natural are the teeth..The root area and jaw regions are \"modeled\" to represent this region of the tooth. The bones found in that particular region are pieced together to \"represent\" the jaw AND tooth rooth of this marine reptile....the bones could be anything...from actual Mososaurus, Plesiosaur bones to Enchodus bones. Rarely will a collector find teeth and jaw even remotely close to this.. This representation is great for someone starting out collecting fossils....the teeth are real....the rest is for the most part fabricated from pieces of bone. Still pretty cool though.
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