{"title":"Reptiles","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong all the different species of reptiles that we have, you can enjoy the following collections:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/mosasaur-fossils-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/crocodile-fossils-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCrocodiles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/plesiosaur-fossils-for-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePlesiosaur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/pterosaurs-fossils-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePterosaur\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/turtles-fossil-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTurtles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/sea-snake-fossil-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSea Snakes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/snakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSnakes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/reptile-teeth-fossils-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eReptile Teeth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/reptile-bones-and-claws-fossils-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBones \u0026amp; Claws\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/unidentified-reptiles-vertebrae-bones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eUnidentified Reptiles Vertebrae Bones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/reptile-teeth-jewelry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReptile Teeth Jewelry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/reptiles-museum-grade-fossil-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMuseum Grade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/reptile-fossils-under-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eUnder Study\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"06000-finest-grade-dyrosaurus-phosphaticus-skull-in-matrix-ouled-abdoun-basin-fossil-for-sale","title":"060001 - Finest Grade 13.20'' Dyrosaurus Phosphaticus Skull in Matrix Ouled Abdoun Basin","description":"\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VmemADsF4EI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003eImpressive piece worthy of exposure. It is the complete skull of this unique species of marine crocodile. It has no restorations or repairs. It is not a composition of those that commonly appear in the market. It preserves at least 7 teeth in its original position, and one disarticulated within the own matrix. In the matrix you can also see some small shark teeth. Authenticity guaranteed. At the bottom of the piece a casting has been made for its greater protection, with the same methodology of \"mummification\" that is realized in the paleontological excavations.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51458683412,"sku":"06000","price":2486.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/S6000-1.jpg?v=1508447152"},{"product_id":"03247-superb-well-preserved-cretaceous-crocodile-dermal-plate-from-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"03247 - Superb Well Preserved 0.90 Inch Cretaceous Crocodile Dermal Plate From Kem Kem","description":"Beautiful cranial dermal plate of an indeterminate crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous. It is common to find the teeth of many varieties of crocodiles in this Cretaceous region of North Africa. However, finding cranial dermal plates is more difficult. They characterize very well for their ornamentation very well marked. It has no restorations or repairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":248325898260,"sku":"03247","price":33.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P3247-1.jpg?v=1510286673"},{"product_id":"03249-superb-well-preserved-cretaceous-crocodile-dermal-plate-from-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"03249 - Superb Well Preserved 1.07 Inch Cretaceous Crocodile Dermal Plate From Kem Kem","description":"Beautiful cranial dermal plate of an indeterminate crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous. It is common to find the teeth of many varieties of crocodiles in this Cretaceous region of North Africa. However, finding cranial dermal plates is more difficult. They characterize very well for their ornamentation very well marked. It has no restorations or repairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":248576442388,"sku":"03249","price":34.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P3249-1.jpg?v=1510287199"},{"product_id":"03229-top-rare-upper-cretaceous-pterosaur-claw-finest-quality-fossil-for-sale","title":"03229 - Top Rare 0.66 Inch Upper Cretaceous Pterosaur Claw Finest Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#202020\" style=\"color: #202020;\"\u003eThis is one of our most special small claw of Pterosaurs. Despite being small, it features an outstanding preservation. It does not have any restoration or reparation. From its proximal zone until the tip, there are no fractures or imperfections. This type of specimens are extremely rare to find in the quarries. A single Pterosaur can provide many teeth to the fossil record, however only a few claws. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#202020\" style=\"color: #202020;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe texture and the color have beautiful orange tonalities. The claw has a very stylized morphology. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a piece worth of study and publication. Its stratigraphic origin is in the basal levels of the Ifezouane Formation, a few miles south-east of Ouzina, Errachidia province, South of Morocco. \u003cbr\u003eThe exact taxonomic classification is complex given that there are very few published studies that refer to the rests of the Pterosaurs in the North African Upper Cretaceous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus, and even the family to which they belong, is somewhat complicated to ascertain. In this area of ​​North Africa have been described remains mainly belonging to two families; Anhangueridae and Azharchidae. Others have also been described, but their remains are even rarer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiagnostic characteristics of pterosaur claws:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Symmetrical vein grooves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-The bottom of the digit claw is flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-The bend at the end of the tip is a specific trait of Pterosaur claws: The tip shows a thin flange or ridge of bone on the very tip on the ventral edge. It could be considered an adaptation for the best grip when perching on steep surfaces. That flange aids in hooking on cliffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rarity of discovering a specimen such amazing as this one, makes it worth considering it in the investment class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe pterosaurs dentition rests in the Upper Cretaceous in North Africa are relatively common among the fauna which got preserved from those ecosystems around 100 million years ago. However, only two different pterosaur taxons have been described. Mader \u0026amp; Kellner (1999) (Full reference: B. J. Mader and A. W. A. Kellner. 1999. A new anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Morocco. Boletim do Museu Nacional - Geologia 45:1-11) described the Coloborhynchus moroccensis species, belonging to the Anhangueridae family, which lived at the middle of the Cretaceous (between the Albian and Cenomanian stages, about 105 million years ago). Remains have been discovered in Morocco. Another alternative combination in the nomenclature of this taxon is Siroccopteryx moroccensis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ePhylogeny: The descriptors of Siroccopteryx placed this genus in the family Anhangueridae, sensu Kellner. David Unwin, however, indicated in 2001 that it was a species of Coloborhynchus, then he called it as C. moroccensis and being a member of the Ornithocheiridae. This has been controversial. In the same year, Michael Festnacht suggested it was more similar to Anhanguera due to the wide end of the snout. In 2009, Kellner considered that Siroccopteryx, Coloborhynchus clavirostris and Uktenadactylus probably formed together a clade within Anhangueridae. [This last paragraph is from Wikipedia - License: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe type specimen is: LINHM 016, a partial skull (Anterior part of upper jaw with teeth). Its type locality is Beg'aa, west of Hamada du Guir, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial sandstone in the Kem Kem Formation of Morocco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFor more rigorous scientific information, see also Martill and Unwin 2011, Rodrigues and Kellner 2008, Unwin 2001 and Unwin 2003.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eDespite the amount of teeth of this genus than have been discovered, there is still a lot to be discovered about the paleoecology of this flying piscivorous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eOn the other hand, recently Ibreahim et al., 2010, described a new genus and species of pterosaur, belonging to the Azhdarchidae family, and found in the same fossiliferous locations of the Moroccan Cretaceous. This new species was named Alanqa saharahica. (Full reference: N. Ibrahim, D. M. Unwin, D. M. Martill, L. Baidder, and S. Zouhri. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azharchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS One 5(5):e10875)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe teeth and bones with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous Formation (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe quarries in the red and yellow fossiliferous levels with sands are gravels (Aoufous Fm e Ifezouane Fm) are becoming more inaccessible and dangerous for the local miners. Therefore this type of teeth is everyday more scarce. The teeth which are found on the surface in nearby sites have a bad preservation due to the abrasion that they suffer during its exposition to high temperatures and aggressive desert climate conditions. However, the teeth that are extracted from the depth of the mines are usually much better preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe different Geological Formations that make up the orography of the Cretaceous in the South East of Morocco have been mostly treated in an undifferentiated and not too accurate way by collectors, by Paleontology aficionados and by fossil dealers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorically, fossils dealers from all around the world have identified the dinosaur pieces from this sector as belonging to the Tegana Formation. However, in a formal way, most of the last published studies refer to other nomenclature in the description of the units and formations of the Lower and Upper Cretaceous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's why next we include an interesting link where the Aoufous Formation and the Ifezouane Formation are described, making reference to their age, geological history, sedimentology, stratigraphy and vertebrate assemblage. It includes a brief explanation of the stratigraphic concepts that have been established formally until today in the studies of this sector of Morocco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis way, the precise stratigraphic understanding of the origin of the rests, as well as the sedimentological analysis, enables a better paleoecologic characterization of the environments where this amazing dinosaur assemblage lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aoufous_Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":250098057236,"sku":"03229","price":247.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P3229-2.jpg?v=1510292431"},{"product_id":"03230-top-rare-upper-cretaceous-pterosaur-claw-finest-quality-fossil-for-sale","title":"03230 - Top Rare 0.59 Inch Upper Cretaceous Pterosaur Claw Finest Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#202020\" style=\"color: #202020;\"\u003eThis is one of our most special small claw of Pterosaurs. Despite being small, it features an outstanding preservation. It does not have any restoration or reparation. From its proximal zone until the tip, there are no fractures or imperfections. This type of specimens are extremely rare to find in the quarries. A single Pterosaur can provide many teeth to the fossil record, however only a few claws. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#202020\" style=\"color: #202020;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe texture and the color have beautiful orange tonalities. The claw has a very stylized morphology. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a piece worth of study and publication. Its stratigraphic origin is in the basal levels of the Ifezouane Formation, a few miles south-east of Ouzina, Errachidia province, South of Morocco. \u003cbr\u003eThe exact taxonomic classification is complex given that there are very few published studies that refer to the rests of the Pterosaurs in the North African Upper Cretaceous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe genus, and even the family to which they belong, is somewhat complicated to ascertain. In this area of ​​North Africa have been described remains mainly belonging to two families; Anhangueridae and Azharchidae. Others have also been described, but their remains are even rarer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiagnostic characteristics of pterosaur claws:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Symmetrical vein grooves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-The bottom of the digit claw is flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-The bend at the end of the tip is a specific trait of Pterosaur claws: The tip shows a thin flange or ridge of bone on the very tip on the ventral edge. It could be considered an adaptation for the best grip when perching on steep surfaces. That flange aids in hooking on cliffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe rarity of discovering a specimen such amazing as this one, makes it worth considering it in the investment class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe pterosaurs dentition rests in the Upper Cretaceous in North Africa are relatively common among the fauna which got preserved from those ecosystems around 100 million years ago. However, only two different pterosaur taxons have been described. Mader \u0026amp; Kellner (1999) (Full reference: B. J. Mader and A. W. A. Kellner. 1999. A new anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Morocco. Boletim do Museu Nacional - Geologia 45:1-11) described the Coloborhynchus moroccensis species, belonging to the Anhangueridae family, which lived at the middle of the Cretaceous (between the Albian and Cenomanian stages, about 105 million years ago). Remains have been discovered in Morocco. Another alternative combination in the nomenclature of this taxon is Siroccopteryx moroccensis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ePhylogeny: The descriptors of Siroccopteryx placed this genus in the family Anhangueridae, sensu Kellner. David Unwin, however, indicated in 2001 that it was a species of Coloborhynchus, then he called it as C. moroccensis and being a member of the Ornithocheiridae. This has been controversial. In the same year, Michael Festnacht suggested it was more similar to Anhanguera due to the wide end of the snout. In 2009, Kellner considered that Siroccopteryx, Coloborhynchus clavirostris and Uktenadactylus probably formed together a clade within Anhangueridae. [This last paragraph is from Wikipedia - License: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe type specimen is: LINHM 016, a partial skull (Anterior part of upper jaw with teeth). Its type locality is Beg'aa, west of Hamada du Guir, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial sandstone in the Kem Kem Formation of Morocco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eFor more rigorous scientific information, see also Martill and Unwin 2011, Rodrigues and Kellner 2008, Unwin 2001 and Unwin 2003.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eDespite the amount of teeth of this genus than have been discovered, there is still a lot to be discovered about the paleoecology of this flying piscivorous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eOn the other hand, recently Ibreahim et al., 2010, described a new genus and species of pterosaur, belonging to the Azhdarchidae family, and found in the same fossiliferous locations of the Moroccan Cretaceous. This new species was named Alanqa saharahica. (Full reference: N. Ibrahim, D. M. Unwin, D. M. Martill, L. Baidder, and S. Zouhri. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azharchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS One 5(5):e10875)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe teeth and bones with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous Formation (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe quarries in the red and yellow fossiliferous levels with sands are gravels (Aoufous Fm e Ifezouane Fm) are becoming more inaccessible and dangerous for the local miners. Therefore this type of teeth is everyday more scarce. The teeth which are found on the surface in nearby sites have a bad preservation due to the abrasion that they suffer during its exposition to high temperatures and aggressive desert climate conditions. However, the teeth that are extracted from the depth of the mines are usually much better preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eThe different Geological Formations that make up the orography of the Cretaceous in the South East of Morocco have been mostly treated in an undifferentiated and not too accurate way by collectors, by Paleontology aficionados and by fossil dealers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorically, fossils dealers from all around the world have identified the dinosaur pieces from this sector as belonging to the Tegana Formation. However, in a formal way, most of the last published studies refer to other nomenclature in the description of the units and formations of the Lower and Upper Cretaceous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's why next we include an interesting link where the Aoufous Formation and the Ifezouane Formation are described, making reference to their age, geological history, sedimentology, stratigraphy and vertebrate assemblage. It includes a brief explanation of the stratigraphic concepts that have been established formally until today in the studies of this sector of Morocco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis way, the precise stratigraphic understanding of the origin of the rests, as well as the sedimentological analysis, enables a better paleoecologic characterization of the environments where this amazing dinosaur assemblage lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" style=\"color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Lato, HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif\" style=\"font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aoufous_Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":250177945620,"sku":"03230","price":187.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P3230-1.jpg?v=1510292774"},{"product_id":"03231-very-rare-rooted-hamadasuchus-rebouli-crocodile-tooth-from-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"03231 - Very Rare Rooted 0.66 Inch Hamadasuchus Rebouli Crocodile Tooth From Kem Kem","description":"Crocodile tooth belonging to a quite rare species in the Cretaceous in the Kem Kem. It is from the Hamadasuchus rebouli species. This specimen preserves all its root, which makes it very special. It does not have any restoration or reparation. This is a small jewel of the sites in the south of Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":250302300180,"sku":"03231","price":56.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P3231-1.jpg?v=1510293410"},{"product_id":"03234-rare-unidentified-complete-reptile-toe-claw-cretaceous-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"03234 - Rare Unidentified Complete 0.52 Inch Reptile Toe Claw Cretaceous Kem Kem","description":"Extremely rare piece corresponding to a complete and perfect claw. It does not have any restoration or reparation. It is quite small, and its specific assignation to a taxon is complex. Its flat morphology indicates without doubt that it is a foot claw. Its features suggest that it is the claw of some type of small crocodile. However, this classification is not final. It could belong to another reptile variety. The Cretaceous in this zone of Africa possesses a wide association of reptiles and dinosaurs, many of them are not yet studied or with very scarce published scientific information.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Either way it is a specimen which deserves its dedicated study. It is not easy to find this type of pieces in these sites due to the destructive metholodology of many local miners, which has as a result that some small pieces are lost forever.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":250484621332,"sku":"03234","price":59.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P3234-1.jpg?v=1510295201"},{"product_id":"02043-top-enamel-color-elosuchus-cherifiensis-crocodile-tooth-from-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"02043 - Top Enamel Color 0.94 Inch Elosuchus Cherifiensis Crocodile Tooth From Kem Kem","description":"Excellent tooth of one of the giant crocodiles that reigned the fluvial systems of the North African Cretaceous, sharing habitat with dinosaurs such as the \u003cem\u003eSpinosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e. The morphology of this tooth, absolutely conical and with a blunt tip, suggests that it belonged to the \u003cem\u003eElosuchus\u003c\/em\u003e genus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt does not have any restoration or reparation. It is completely preserved, except its root. The color and quality of the enamel, featuring amazing and brilliant hues, confer it a very high value. It is a perfect example of the dentition of this fearsome Cretaceous crocodiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":330783719444,"sku":"02043","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/0077.jpg?v=1510629994"},{"product_id":"02041-huge-beautiful-elosuchus-cherifiensis-crocodile-tooth-from-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"02041 - Huge Beautiful 1.41 Inch Elosuchus Cherifiensis Crocodile Tooth From Kem Kem","description":"Excellent tooth of one of the giant crocodiles that reigned the fluvial systems of the North African Cretaceous, sharing habitat with dinosaurs such as the \u003cem\u003eSpinosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e. The morphology of this tooth, absolutely conical and with a blunt tip, suggests that it belonged to the \u003cem\u003eElosuchus\u003c\/em\u003e genus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt does not have any restoration or reparation. It is completely preserved, except its root. The color and quality of the enamel, featuring amazing and brilliant hues, confer it a very high value. It is a perfect example of the dentition of this fearsome Cretaceous crocodiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":330929504276,"sku":"02041","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/0073.jpg?v=1510630216"},{"product_id":"02042-huge-beautiful-elosuchus-cherifiensis-crocodile-tooth-from-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"02042 - Huge Beautiful 1.29 Inch Elosuchus Cherifiensis Crocodile Tooth From Kem Kem","description":"Excellent tooth of one of the giant crocodiles that reigned the fluvial systems of the North African Cretaceous, sharing habitat with dinosaurs such as the \u003cem\u003eSpinosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e. The morphology of this tooth, absolutely conical and with a blunt tip, suggests that it belonged to the \u003cem\u003eElosuchus\u003c\/em\u003e genus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt does not have any restoration or reparation. It is completely preserved, except its root. The color and quality of the enamel, featuring amazing and brilliant hues, confer it a very high value. It is a perfect example of the dentition of this fearsome Cretaceous crocodiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":331066933268,"sku":"02042","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/0075.jpg?v=1510630401"},{"product_id":"03275-superb-well-preserved-cretaceous-crocodile-dermal-scute-plate-from-kem-kem-fossil-for-sale","title":"03275 - Superb Well Preserved 1.22 Inch Cretaceous Crocodile Dermal Scute Plate From Kem Kem","description":"Beautiful cranial dermal scute plate of an indeterminate crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous. It is common to find the teeth of many varieties of crocodiles in this Cretaceous region of North Africa. However, finding cranial dermal plates is more difficult. They characterize very well for their ornamentation very well marked. Not restored or glued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1691124138004,"sku":"04178","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P4178-2_f6207a63-c8a2-4c6a-b5df-13b4a7b7f3c0.jpg?v=1522921899"},{"product_id":"04488-top-rare-rooted-unidentified-dog-faced-crocodile-tooth-from-kemkem-fossil-for-sale","title":"04488 - Top Rare Rooted 1.64 Inch Unidentified \"Dog-faced\" Crocodile Tooth From KemKem","description":"Extremely rare rooted specimen of an unidentified species of \"Dog-faced\" Cretaceous crocodile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12112708501617,"sku":"04488","price":94.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P4488-1.jpg?v=1527819025"},{"product_id":"04502-top-quality-collection-of-4-cretaceous-pterosaur-teeth-coloborhynchus-fossil-for-sale","title":"04502 - Top Quality Collection of 4 Cretaceous Pterosaur Teeth Coloborhynchus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Collection of 4 Huge specimens. Some of them have tiny glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize (The Biggest):  33.92  mm \/ 1.33 Inch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous Formation (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pterosaurs dentition rests in the Upper Cretaceous in North Africa are relatively common among the fauna which got preserved from those ecosystems around 100 million years ago. However, only two different pterosaur taxons have been described. Mader \u0026amp; Kellner (1999) (Full reference: B. J. Mader and A. W. A. Kellner. 1999. A new anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Morocco. Boletim do Museu Nacional - Geologia 45:1-11) described the Coloborhynchus moroccensis species, belonging to the Anhangueridae family, which lived at the middle of the Cretaceous (between the Albian and Cenomanian stages, about 105 million years ago). Remains have been discovered in Morocco. Another alternative combination in the nomenclature of this taxon is Siroccopteryx moroccensis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhylogeny: The descriptors of \u003cem\u003eSiroccopteryx\u003c\/em\u003e placed this genus in the family Anhangueridae, sensu Kellner. David Unwin, however, indicated in 2001 that it was a species of \u003cem\u003eColoborhynchus\u003c\/em\u003e, then he called it as C. moroccensis and being a member of the Ornithocheiridae. This has been controversial. In the same year, Michael Festnacht suggested it was more similar to \u003cem\u003eAnhanguera\u003c\/em\u003e due to the wide end of the snout. In 2009, Kellner considered that \u003cem\u003eSiroccopteryx\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eColoborhynchus\u003c\/em\u003e clavirostris and Uktenadactylus probably formed together a clade within Anhangueridae. [This last paragraph is from Wikipedia - License: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe type specimen is: LINHM 016, a partial skull (Anterior part of upper jaw with teeth). Its type locality is Beg'aa, west of Hamada du Guir, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial sandstone in the Kem Kem Formation of Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more rigorous scientific information, see also Martill and Unwin 2011, Rodrigues and Kellner 2008, Unwin 2001 and Unwin 2003.\u003cbr\u003eDespite the amount of teeth of this genus than have been discovered, there is still a lot to be discovered about the paleoecology of this flying piscivorous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the other hand, recently Ibreahim et al., 2010, described a new genus and species of pterosaur, belonging to the Azhdarchidae family, and found in the same fossiliferous locations of the Moroccan Cretaceous. This new species was named Alanqa saharahica. (Full reference: N. Ibrahim, D. M. Unwin, D. M. Martill, L. Baidder, and S. Zouhri. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azharchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS One 5(5):e10875)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe different Geological Formations that make up the orography of the Cretaceous in the South East of Morocco have been mostly treated in an undifferentiated and not too accurate way by collectors, by Paleontology aficionados and by fossil dealers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorically, fossils dealers from all around the world have identified the dinosaur pieces from this sector as belonging to the Tegana Formation. However, in a formal way, most of the last published studies refer to other nomenclature in the description of the units and formations of the Lower and Upper Cretaceous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's why next we include an interesting link where the Aoufous Formation and the Ifezouane Formation are described, making reference to their age, geological history, sedimentology, stratigraphy and vertebrate assemblage. It includes a brief explanation of the stratigraphic concepts that have been established formally until today in the studies of this sector of Morocco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis way, the precise stratigraphic understanding of the origin of the rests, as well as the sedimentological analysis, enables a better paleoecologic characterization of the environments where this amazing dinosaur assemblage lived. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLink: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aoufous_Formation\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Aofous Formation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAoufous Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12117876637809,"sku":"04502","price":215.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P4502-3.jpg?v=1529354995"},{"product_id":"04504-top-quality-collection-of-5-cretaceous-pterosaur-teeth-coloborhynchus-fossil-for-sale","title":"04504 - Top Quality Collection of 5 Cretaceous Pterosaur Teeth Coloborhynchus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Collection of 5 Huge specimens. Some of them have tiny glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize (The Biggest):  25.72  mm \/ 1.01 Inch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous Formation (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pterosaurs dentition rests in the Upper Cretaceous in North Africa are relatively common among the fauna which got preserved from those ecosystems around 100 million years ago. However, only two different pterosaur taxons have been described. Mader \u0026amp; Kellner (1999) (Full reference: B. J. Mader and A. W. A. Kellner. 1999. A new anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Morocco. Boletim do Museu Nacional - Geologia 45:1-11) described the Coloborhynchus moroccensis species, belonging to the Anhangueridae family, which lived at the middle of the Cretaceous (between the Albian and Cenomanian stages, about 105 million years ago). Remains have been discovered in Morocco. Another alternative combination in the nomenclature of this taxon is Siroccopteryx moroccensis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhylogeny: The descriptors of \u003cem\u003eSiroccopteryx\u003c\/em\u003e placed this genus in the family Anhangueridae, sensu Kellner. David Unwin, however, indicated in 2001 that it was a species of \u003cem\u003eColoborhynchus\u003c\/em\u003e, then he called it as C. moroccensis and being a member of the Ornithocheiridae. This has been controversial. In the same year, Michael Festnacht suggested it was more similar to \u003cem\u003eAnhanguera\u003c\/em\u003e due to the wide end of the snout. In 2009, Kellner considered that \u003cem\u003eSiroccopteryx\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eColoborhynchus\u003c\/em\u003e clavirostris and Uktenadactylus probably formed together a clade within Anhangueridae. [This last paragraph is from Wikipedia - License: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe type specimen is: LINHM 016, a partial skull (Anterior part of upper jaw with teeth). Its type locality is Beg'aa, west of Hamada du Guir, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial sandstone in the Kem Kem Formation of Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more rigorous scientific information, see also Martill and Unwin 2011, Rodrigues and Kellner 2008, Unwin 2001 and Unwin 2003.\u003cbr\u003eDespite the amount of teeth of this genus than have been discovered, there is still a lot to be discovered about the paleoecology of this flying piscivorous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the other hand, recently Ibreahim et al., 2010, described a new genus and species of pterosaur, belonging to the Azhdarchidae family, and found in the same fossiliferous locations of the Moroccan Cretaceous. This new species was named Alanqa saharahica. (Full reference: N. Ibrahim, D. M. Unwin, D. M. Martill, L. Baidder, and S. Zouhri. 2010. A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azharchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. PLoS One 5(5):e10875)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe different Geological Formations that make up the orography of the Cretaceous in the South East of Morocco have been mostly treated in an undifferentiated and not too accurate way by collectors, by Paleontology aficionados and by fossil dealers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorically, fossils dealers from all around the world have identified the dinosaur pieces from this sector as belonging to the Tegana Formation. However, in a formal way, most of the last published studies refer to other nomenclature in the description of the units and formations of the Lower and Upper Cretaceous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's why next we include an interesting link where the Aoufous Formation and the Ifezouane Formation are described, making reference to their age, geological history, sedimentology, stratigraphy and vertebrate assemblage. It includes a brief explanation of the stratigraphic concepts that have been established formally until today in the studies of this sector of Morocco. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis way, the precise stratigraphic understanding of the origin of the rests, as well as the sedimentological analysis, enables a better paleoecologic characterization of the environments where this amazing dinosaur assemblage lived. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLink: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aoufous_Formation\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Aofous Formation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAoufous Formation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12117876965489,"sku":"04504","price":242.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/P4504-3.jpg?v=1528185548"},{"product_id":"88021-well-preserved-elosuchus-cherifiensis-crocodile-tooth-from-kemkem-fossil-for-sale","title":"88021 - Well Preserved 0.88 Inch Elosuchus Cherifiensis Crocodile Tooth From KemKem","description":"Excellent tooth of one of the giant crocodiles that reigned the fluvial systems of the North African Cretaceous, sharing habitat with dinosaurs such as the \u003cem\u003eSpinosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. At this time, the sediments of the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco were deposited in a fresh water delta system. All the crocodylomorpha lived in this delta next to fish, turtles, snakes and varanidae lizards, ptesoraurs and sauropod dinosaurs, and theropods. All of them can be considered riverside predators. Their potential preys included coelacanths and lungfish, of which fossils have been found in the Kem Kem layers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Upper Cretaceous was an important period in the evolution of the crocodiles because many terrestrial masses were splitting What is now Europe and Asia was moving away from Africa, forming the Tetis Sea. In the meanwhile, North America continued separating from the rest of Laurasia, as the Atlantic ocean was widening.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12132007575665,"sku":"88021","price":36.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0267.jpg?v=1528889286"},{"product_id":"88022-well-preserved-elosuchus-cherifiensis-crocodile-tooth-from-kemkem-fossil-for-sale","title":"88022 - Well Preserved 0.85 Inch Elosuchus Cherifiensis Crocodile Tooth From KemKem","description":"Excellent tooth of one of the giant crocodiles that reigned the fluvial systems of the North African Cretaceous, sharing habitat with dinosaurs such as the \u003cem\u003eSpinosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e. The morphology of this tooth, absolutely conical and with a blunt tip, suggests that it belonged to the \u003cem\u003eElosuchus\u003c\/em\u003e genus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt does not have any restoration or reparation. It is completely preserved, except its root. The color and quality of the enamel, featuring amazing and brilliant hues, confer it a very high value. It is a perfect example of the dentition of this fearsome Cretaceous crocodiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teeth with strong and vivid fossilization colors such as red, orange and black come from small paleochannels composed by thin layers, in the intermediate and upper stratigraphic levels (Red Sandstone Beds), from the Aoufous and Ifezouane Formations (Kem Kem Basin, South of Morocco). The lithology of this body of sediment is characterized by the dominance of sandstones (also known as arenites) and fluvial gravel, of siliceous nature. Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. Many fossil sellers that work with pieces from this area, label their crocodile teeth as belonging to the huge crocodile of the Sarcosuchus sp genus --however, it is not present in this zone of Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext we will list the crocodile species described so far in the north African Cretaceous:\u003cbr\u003e- Aegisuchus witmeri (Holliday \u0026amp; Gardner, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e- Araripesuchus rattoides (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Elosuchus cherifiensis (Lavocat, 1955)\u003cbr\u003e- Hamadasuchus rebouli (Buffetaut, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e- Kemkemia auditorei (Cau \u0026amp; Maganuco, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e- Laganosuchus maghrebensis (Sereno \u0026amp; Larsson, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis, a maritime way between the austral continents of Gondwana and the terrestrial boreal masses of Laurasia. 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Sometimes large concentrations of iron oxide are present, and then a small sample of that is usually present at the base of the tooth. These mineralizations are responsible for the wide range of beautiful reddish color tones, slowly drawn during millions of years via fossil-diagenetic processes. The complicated sedimentarian architecture of the layers where most large vertebrates are found makes the excavation methodology a real challenge. Sometimes the local miners have to excavate long tunnels that follow the distribution of the fossiliferous layer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crocodile rests represent a high percentage of the faunal association of the Cretaceous in the north of Morocco. However, its specific identification presents an enormous complexity. Even the genus identification is very complicated if only dentition rests are available. 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