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Dyrosaurus Phosphaticus Crocodile Skull

Dyrosaurus Phosphaticus Crocodile Skull
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Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa

Dimensions

32"/82cm x 12"/31cm

Weight

22Kg Free Delivery to Mainland UK Only

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Description

Exceptionally preserved Dyrosaurus Crocodile Fossil Skull sat on bedrock

Condition Report

With minimal preparation to the bone tissue or teeth; 50% of the teeth are still in there original position, seated in the maxilla and mandible jaw the rest of the teeth have been replaced and re-seated, these of a slightly darker caramel colour. The bone is in excellent condition with distinct porous like texture, where the Crocodile sensory organs would have been attached, sometimes referred to as Scute.

From our blog report June 2010...

Further to my earlier blog report from the phosphate fossil beds of western Morocco. In this my claims of fossil beds becoming 3 metres in depth and too difficult or dangerous to work successfully are slightly incorrect. we received news today directly from Kouribga region that in fact the diggers are down to 3 metres now without any luck at all, of finding any reasonable specimens, so in fact the reality is worse than previously reported.

Fossil bed History

The Tethyan phosphate trend sprawls across North Africa and the Middle East and is mined in several countries. The Moroccan portion of the trend is presently the most exploited, producing about 19 million tonnes or 14% of the global supply [1980 figures], making this one of Morocco main industries. All mining is state-owned by the Office Cherifien des Phosphates [OCP]. The plateaux in the region there are 3 -5 main outcrops of phosphate beds. Around the area of Kouribga, the Oulad-Abdoun plateau has been mined since the 1920s.The Ganntour plateau to the south has been mined for many years. A new mine in the central area of this deposit at Ben Guerir was commissioned in 1981.

Genus

Dyrosaurus Phosphaticus sp./ Dyrosaurus Phosphatosaurus sp.

Geological Age

Maastrichtian age, Cretaceous period 135-65 mya

Location

Phosphate Deposits of Benguerir, Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco.

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