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2.5" Fossil Crocodile Tibia - Morocco
This is a 2.5" fossil crocodylimorph tibia from the Kem Kem Beds, Morocco. This specimen is the lower back leg just above the ankle. The terminal end of this specimen are well worn but the bone is stable and in good condition.
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 Crocodylimorph
AGE
LOCATION
Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Kem Kem Beds
SIZE
2.5"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#110266
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