A superb example of Dyrosaurus crocodile vertebrae measuring 1.4ft, a partial section with a gastrolith stone inclusion. Presented in our classic in-house designed bronze mount. Another wonderful example of unique fossil discovery, this rare museum standard specimen, discovered in Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco, North Africa. Dyrosaurus is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived from the upper Cretaceous to the Eocene period, surviving the K-Pg extinction event. Dyrosaurus are linked to pholidosaurids as a clade and are defined as slender-snouted, fish-eating specialists adapted to near-shore marine habitats. The Dyrosauridae are a group of mostly marine, long-jawed, crocodile-like quadrupeds up to 6 metres long. The fossilised vertebrae have been cleaned away from the fossil bed matrix and preserved in preparatory chemicals to conserve each bone. This work was carried partially in Morocco and completed in the UK lab, along with our bronze mount. The bone tissue is fragile and requires careful...

A highly important Dyrosaurus crocodile skull and vertebrae measuring 4.6ft with teeth in their original placement in the alveoli (tooth sockets), within the upper and lower maxilla and mandible. All to often during the fossilisation process the animal's teeth are lost, damaged or severely weathered out of their sockets. This fine and very large specimen skull evoke the predatory nature of the vertebrates of the Cretaceous period. The condition is exceptional, the clenched jaws portray a character of this once fierce apex predator. The bone tissue from this Dyrosaurus, now fossilised, and preserved, exhibiting distinct detail of the texture around the muscle and sensory nerve attachment areas. The fossil crocodile skull has lots of characterful attributes, is a scientific study piece and a complementary aesthetically pleasing display statement which could be a central feature in a collection or used as a quirky interior design element. Genus: Dyrosauridae | Dyrosaurus sp.Origin:...