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LOT 2534
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw Fragment
LATE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 70 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 in. (63 grams, 76 mm).
A section of a jaw with two Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus teeth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco, North Africa.
Collected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
Most Mosasaurs had sharp teeth that had evolved to grab slippery prey such as fish. Igdamanosaurus had semi-spherical teeth with rounded points, which were better suited for crushing tough-armoured prey such as turtles, ammonites, nautili, and bivalves.
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LOT 2534
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Jaw Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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