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Dimensions
Bedrock 32.5 inches/830mm diameter 3.5 inches/90mm deep Jaw 17 inches/43cm long Weight Images Show One Specimen at Different View Points
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Mosasaur Marine Reptile Image 2 - SP1088 [a] | ||
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Mosasaur Marine Reptile Image 3 - SP1088 [b] | ||
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Mosasaur Marine Reptile
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Mosasaur Marine Reptile Image 3 - SP1088 [c] | ||
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Description
Rare Halisaurus Mosasaur sp. of Morocco.
one of our most collectable and rarer examples. This amazingly prepared marine vertebrate in burlap jacket has been worked out of the matrix bedrock to reveal a good portion of the Mosasaur, the Skull and partial vertebrae display in this very hard to find naturally articulated specimen block.
Condition report
It may possibly be that more of the marine reptile is yet to be uncovered in the matrix of the block. in our experience on some occasions this can occur
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.