{"product_id":"tylosaurus-mosasaur-tooth-fossil-2-8-in-7-0-cm-morocco-specimen-m-37","title":"Tylosaurine (Hainosaurus) Mosasaur Tooth Fossil – 2.8 in (7.0 cm), Morocco – Specimen M-37","description":"\u003ch2\u003e🦷 ORIGINAL 7.0 CM TYLOSAURINE (HAINOSAURUS) TOOTH\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original fossil tooth of a tylosaurine mosasaur, \u003cem\u003eHainosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e cf. \u003cem\u003eboubker\u003c\/em\u003e, measuring 7.0 cm (approximately 2.8 inches) in length. It comes from the Late Cretaceous phosphate deposits of the Sidi Chennane Basin, Morocco, and is approximately 66 million years old. This is a single, unique specimen, catalogued by PaleoDeserts under reference M-37.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 Fossil Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFossil type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fossil tooth (marine reptile)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tylosaurine mosasaur, \u003cem\u003eHainosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e cf. \u003cem\u003eboubker\u003c\/em\u003e Rempert, Martens \u0026amp; Vinkeles Melchers, 2022 (sold in the trade as “\u003cem\u003eTylosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e”)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Squamata › Mosasauridae › Tylosaurinae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.0 cm \/ approximately 2.8 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 66 million years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sidi Chennane Basin (phosphate deposits), Morocco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One exact photographed specimen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaleoDeserts reference:\u003c\/strong\u003e M-37\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌊 About Tylosaurine Mosasaurs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTylosaurines (subfamily Tylosaurinae), which include \u003cem\u003eTylosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHainosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e, were among the largest mosasaurs, long-snouted predators of the Late Cretaceous seas. In 2022 \u003cem\u003eHainosaurus boubker\u003c\/em\u003e was described from partial skulls and isolated teeth from Couche III of the Sidi Chennane phosphate quarry, Morocco, the first tylosaurine formally recorded from the Moroccan phosphates. Mosasaurs were marine reptiles, not dinosaurs, related to modern monitor lizards and snakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📷 Exact Specimen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly one specimen is available. You will receive the exact tooth shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PaleoDeserts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67912915124516,"sku":"M-37","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0753\/1300\/files\/mosasaur-tooth-fossil-28-in-70-cm-morocco-specimen-m-37-3172152.jpg?v=1793070195","url":"https:\/\/paleodeserts.com\/products\/tylosaurus-mosasaur-tooth-fossil-2-8-in-7-0-cm-morocco-specimen-m-37","provider":"PaleoDeserts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}