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3.2" Fossil Mosasaur (Halisaurus) Dorsal Vertebra - Texas
This is a 3.2" wide dorsal vertebra from a mosasaur (Halisaurus sp.), collected from the Upper Cretaceous-aged Pecan Gap Chalk in Texas.
About Halisaurus
Halisaurus is a comparatively small Mosasaur, maxing out at around 10 feet in length. It was a sleek and likely quick member of the family. Besides its small size, it had distinctive backward-curving teeth likely used for grasping slippery prey like fish. A paper describing this species can be found below.
Description of new specimens of Halisaurus arambourgi BARDET & PEREDA SOBERBIOLA, 2005 and the relationships of halisaurinae
=Halisaurus glides through the Late Cretaceous seas, its streamlined body and powerful tail propelling it past schools of fish in a sunlit prehistoric ocean.
Halisaurus is a comparatively small Mosasaur, maxing out at around 10 feet in length. It was a sleek and likely quick member of the family. Besides its small size, it had distinctive backward-curving teeth likely used for grasping slippery prey like fish. A paper describing this species can be found below.
Description of new specimens of Halisaurus arambourgi BARDET & PEREDA SOBERBIOLA, 2005 and the relationships of halisaurinae
=Halisaurus glides through the Late Cretaceous seas, its streamlined body and powerful tail propelling it past schools of fish in a sunlit prehistoric ocean.
SPECIES
Halisaurus sp.
AGE
LOCATION
North Sulphur River, Texas
FORMATION
Pecan Gap Chalk
SIZE
3.2 x 2.3"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#284472
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