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2.0" Fossil Crocodile Caudal Vertebra - Morocco
This is a 2.0" fossil caudal vertebra of an unidentified crocodile from the Kem Kem Beds of Morocco. It is in very good condition and contains the centrum and spinal process. This is a caudal vertebra from the base of the tail.
The Kem Kem Group is famous for yielding a diverse, Late Cretaceous, vertebrate assemblage including fish, reptiles and dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus. These fossils are found in a thin bed that outcrops around the edge of a large plateau near Taouz, Morocco. Local miners collect these fossils by digging narrow tunnels by hand into this plateau following the layer.
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
SPECIES
Unidentified Crocodilymorph
LOCATION
Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Kem Kem Beds
SIZE
2.0" wide, 2.6 tall
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#116859
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