Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 487 |
| Fossil Type: | Tooth |
| Fossil Description: | Dinosaur (prehistoric marine reptile) - Mosasaur |
| Status: | Extinct |
| Relative Size: | Large |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Mosasauridae (Gervais, 1853) |
| Subfamily: | Halisaurinae, Mosasaurinae, Plioplatecarpinae, or Tylosaurinae |
| Scientific Name (Genus species): | Possibly Halisaurus arambourgi, Mosasaurus beaugei, or Platecarpus ptychodon, but probably Tylosaurus, not Globidens, or Liodon (Leiodon) anceps |
| Era/Period: | Mesozoic/Cretaceous |
| Epoch/Age: | Turonian-Maastrichtian |
| MYA: | 65 to 73/96 (69) |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Phosphate mines/pits in the Atlas Mountains (Oulad Abdoun Basin or Ganntour Basin) |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa |
| Deepest Formation: | Elnef |
| Color: | Tan crown |
| Dimensions: | 1.0"L x 0.6"W (base diameter) |
| Comments: | Purchased, not found. Nice specimen. Two cutting edges and striations, with oval base. |
| Collector Name: | RLD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF4442.jpg |
| Image Filename 2: | DSCF4443.jpg |
| Image Filename 3: | DSCF4445.jpg |
| Image Filename 4: | DSCF4444.jpg |
| Image Filename 5: | DSCF4440.jpg |
| Image Filename 6: | DSCF4439.jpg |