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Fossil Mosasaur (Halisaurus) Jaws in Situ - Morocco
This is a really cool, 18" wide piece of sandstone that contains fossil Halisaurus arambouri mosasaur jaws, collected from the Phosphate Deposits near, Khouribga, Morocco. The bones include the left and right side of the mandible, as well as the right maxilla and the premaxilla, all of which are from the same animal. Most of the teeth remained intact on this incredible specimen.
The specimen is accompanied by a metal display stand to assist with presentation.
Measurments:
Entire Specimen - 18 x 13"
Right Mandible - 13.8" long
Left Mandible - 13.7" long
left Maxilla - 12.4" long
Premaxilla - 7" long
The specimen is accompanied by a metal display stand to assist with presentation.
Measurments:
Entire Specimen - 18 x 13"
Right Mandible - 13.8" long
Left Mandible - 13.7" long
left Maxilla - 12.4" long
Premaxilla - 7" long
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.
About the Oulad Abdoun Basin
The Oulad Abdoun Basin in central Morocco is one of the most famous phosphate deposit regions in the world, not only for its economic importance but also for its extraordinary fossil wealth. Formed during the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene, these marine phosphate layers record a time when northern Africa was covered by a warm, shallow sea teeming with life.
What makes the Oulad Abdoun deposits especially significant is the remarkable preservation and diversity of vertebrate fossils found within the phosphate beds. The basin is renowned for producing abundant remains of marine reptiles such as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs, along with fossil sharks, rays, bony fish, and turtles. These fossils typically occur as isolated teeth, bones, and partial skeletons concentrated within the phosphatic sediments. Today, many of these specimens are collected as a byproduct of large-scale phosphate mining operations—rescued before the rock is processed and crushed—ultimately saving them from certain destruction in the rock crushers and preserving an extraordinary record of ancient marine life.
The Oulad Abdoun Basin in central Morocco is one of the most famous phosphate deposit regions in the world, not only for its economic importance but also for its extraordinary fossil wealth. Formed during the Late Cretaceous to Paleogene, these marine phosphate layers record a time when northern Africa was covered by a warm, shallow sea teeming with life.
What makes the Oulad Abdoun deposits especially significant is the remarkable preservation and diversity of vertebrate fossils found within the phosphate beds. The basin is renowned for producing abundant remains of marine reptiles such as mosasaurs and plesiosaurs, along with fossil sharks, rays, bony fish, and turtles. These fossils typically occur as isolated teeth, bones, and partial skeletons concentrated within the phosphatic sediments. Today, many of these specimens are collected as a byproduct of large-scale phosphate mining operations—rescued before the rock is processed and crushed—ultimately saving them from certain destruction in the rock crushers and preserving an extraordinary record of ancient marine life.
$2,950
SPECIES
Halisaurus arambourgi
LOCATION
Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Phosphate Deposits
SIZE
Longest Jaw: 13.8" long, Entire Specimen: 18 x 13"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#353160
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