{"title":"Reptiles - Museum Grade","description":"In this collection we present the Museum Grade specimens. Fossils worthy of museum exhibition, teaching and for advanced collectors.","products":[{"product_id":"copy-of-03232-museum-grade-unique-rare-alanqa-saharica-cretaceous-pterodactyl-dentary-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"07077 - Museum Grade 3.48 Inch Alanqa saharica Cretaceous Azhdarchid Pterosaur Dentary Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most unique and extraordinary specimens of our Pterosaurs collection. It is the dentary bone of a strange and little-known pterosaur species of the North African Cretaceous. This type of fossils are extremely rare. In fact, similar specimens are impossible to find anywhere in the market. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIts morphology resembles very much that of the dentition rests published recently by Ibrahim \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e. (2010), where a new genus and species of Pterosaur belonging to the Azhdarchidae family is described. It is \u003cem\u003eAlanqa saharica\u003c\/em\u003e (Holotype specimen FSAC-KK 26).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/6601115\/A_New_Pterosaur_Pterodactyloidea_Azhdarchidae_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"  A New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) fromthe Upper Cretaceous of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003eA New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003ethe Upper Cretaceous of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis new and recent species is only known by a few rests, mainly belonging to the mandibular symphysis. This new taxon is distinguished from other azhdarchids by a remarkably straight, elongate, lance-shaped mandibular symphysis that bears a pronounced dorsal eminence near the posterior end of its dorsal (occlusal) surface. (Ibrahim \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e., A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.port.ac.uk\/portal\/files\/8204327\/An_unusual_modification_of_the_jaws.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"An unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003eAn unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis specimen is absolutely unique and worthy of new comparative studies with the already published rests. Its discovery was made in the most basal part of the stratigraphic levels corresponding to the red sandstones of the upper member of the Ifezouane Formation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has some fractures that have been glued and tiny filled. In the occlusion area still numerous sensory pits along both sides and within the tongue groove can be observed.\u003cbr\u003eWithout doubt, this piece deserves its exhibition in any scientific collection or museum exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21299146653809,"sku":"07077","price":647.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_5451.jpg?v=1553882271"},{"product_id":"07078-museum-grade-alanqa-saharica-cretaceous-azhdarchid-pterosaur-dentary-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"07078 - Museum Grade 3.68 Inch Alanqa saharica Cretaceous Azhdarchid Pterosaur Dentary Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most unique and extraordinary specimens of our Pterosaurs collection. It is the dentary bone of a strange and little-known pterosaur species of the North African Cretaceous. This type of fossils are extremely rare. In fact, similar specimens are impossible to find anywhere in the market. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIts morphology resembles very much that of the dentition rests published recently by Ibrahim \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e. (2010), where a new genus and species of Pterosaur belonging to the Azhdarchidae family is described. It is \u003cem\u003eAlanqa saharica\u003c\/em\u003e (Holotype specimen FSAC-KK 26).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/6601115\/A_New_Pterosaur_Pterodactyloidea_Azhdarchidae_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"  A New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) fromthe Upper Cretaceous of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003eA New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003ethe Upper Cretaceous of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis new and recent species is only known by a few rests, mainly belonging to the mandibular symphysis. This new taxon is distinguished from other azhdarchids by a remarkably straight, elongate, lance-shaped mandibular symphysis that bears a pronounced dorsal eminence near the posterior end of its dorsal (occlusal) surface. (Ibrahim \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e., A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.port.ac.uk\/portal\/files\/8204327\/An_unusual_modification_of_the_jaws.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"An unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003eAn unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis specimen is absolutely unique and worthy of new comparative studies with the already published rests. Its discovery was made in the most basal part of the stratigraphic levels corresponding to the red sandstones of the upper member of the Ifezouane Formation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has some fractures that have been glued and tiny filled. In the occlusion area still numerous sensory pits along both sides and within the tongue groove can be observed.\u003cbr\u003eWithout doubt, this piece deserves its exhibition in any scientific collection or museum exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21299272450161,"sku":"07078","price":2242.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_5473.jpg?v=1553882710"},{"product_id":"07079-top-rare-upper-cretaceous-pterosaur-claw-kemkem-beds-ifezouane-fm-fossil-for-sale","title":"07079 - Top Rare 0.63 Inch Upper Cretaceous Pterosaur Claw KemKem Beds Ifezouane Fm","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 Pterosaur claws. Despite being small, it features an outstanding preservation. It does not have any restoration or reparation. 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\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;\"\u003eThe texture and the color have beautiful dark tonalities. The claw has a very stylized morphology. \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\u003eThis is a piece worth of advanced collectors. Its stratigraphic origin is in the basal levels of the Ifezouane Formation, a few miles south-east of Ouzina, Errachidia province, South of Morocco. \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 exact taxonomic classification is complex given that there are very few published studies that refer to the claw 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnostic characteristics of pterosaur claws:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Symmetrical vein grooves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-The bottom of the digit claw is flat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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\/em\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\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\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/files\/Captura_large.JPG?v=1553543109\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicture: Geological contextualization of North Africa outcrops:  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195667117302550\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First report on Cretaceous vertebrates from the Algerian Kem Kem beds. A new procoelous salamander from the Cenomanian, with remarks on African Caudata\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\"First report on Cretaceous vertebrates from the Algerian Kem Kem beds. A new procoelous salamander from the Cenomanian, with remarks on African Caudata\"\u003c\/a\u003e Tannina Alloul \u003cem\u003eet al.\u003c\/em\u003e, 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/files\/Captura2_large.JPG?v=1553543586\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicture: Geological map and statigraphic section of  KemKem Cretaceous outcrops \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0125786\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Taxonomic Composition and Trophic Structure of the Continental Bony Fish Assemblage from the Early Late Cretaceous of Southeastern Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\"Taxonomic Composition and Trophic Structure of the Continental Bony Fish Assemblage from the Early Late Cretaceous of Southeastern Morocco\" \u003c\/a\u003eCavin L  \u003cem\u003eet al.,\u003c\/em\u003e 2015.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 vertebrates assemblage lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21299464208497,"sku":"07079","price":514.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_5482.jpg?v=1553884153"},{"product_id":"05189-museum-grade-association-2-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebrae-bones-fossil-for-sale","title":"05189 - Museum Grade Association 2 Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebrae Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive natural association of two huge vertebrae of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e in its phosphatic matrix. In the same matrix you can also see a tooth of \u003cem\u003ePrognathodon\u003c\/em\u003e (mosasaurus). \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21308232302705,"sku":"05189","price":642.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1871.jpg?v=1553987529"},{"product_id":"05191-museum-grade-huge-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebrae-bone-in-natural-matrix-fossil-for-sale","title":"05191 - Museum Grade Huge Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebrae Bone in Natural Matrix","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge vertebra bone of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e in its phosphatic matrix. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21308334702705,"sku":"05191","price":587.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1889_3d341c7a-1776-40d3-9ae2-db70ba8ec0e0.jpg?v=1553988204"},{"product_id":"05195-museum-grade-association-2-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebrae-bones-fossil-for-sale","title":"05195 - Museum Grade Association 2 Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebrae Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive natural association of two huge vertebrae of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e in its phosphatic matrix. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21308399386737,"sku":"05195","price":724.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1909_cfd1bb65-d7aa-4776-9ec5-cccf8611fefb.jpg?v=1553989698"},{"product_id":"05197-museum-grade-association-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebra-bone-pubis-pelvic-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"05197 - Museum Grade Association Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebra Bone + Pubis (Pelvic Bone)","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive and unique natural association that is composed of the pubis (pelvic bone) next to a complete vertebra. It is undoubtedly an Museum Grade specimen. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21308430450801,"sku":"05197","price":1462.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1918_ba022d94-98d7-44d1-aef9-fc2400a1fa64.jpg?v=1553990449"},{"product_id":"07024-museum-grade-globidens-phosphaticus-mosasaur-left-hemi-jaw-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"07024 - Museum Grade 12 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Left Hemi-Jaw Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unique and extremely rare specimen. The entire mandible and cranial remains of this mosasaur species are extremely rare. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication. Museum Grade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003esystematic paleontology\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSquamata Oppel, 1811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMosasauridae Gervais, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMosasaurinae Gervais, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGlobidensini Russell, 1967\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGlobidens Gilmore, 1912\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGlobidens phosphaticus,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBardet \u0026amp; Pereda Suberbiola, nov. sp.2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEtymology – In reference to the deposits which have yielded this species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_jacobs_schulp__mateus_2010globidens_mosasaur_angola_african.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/novataxa.blogspot.com\/2019\/03\/globidens-simplex.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A New Species of Globidens from Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA New Species of Globidens from Morocco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/331904753_Insights_into_the_anatomy_and_functional_morphology_of_durophagous_mosasaurines_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_a_new_species_of_Globidens_from_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Insights into the anatomy and functional morphology of durophagous mosasaurines (Squamata: Mosasauridae)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInsights into the anatomy and functional morphology of durophagous mosasaurines (Squamata: Mosasauridae)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiagnosis – In comparison to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eG. alabamaensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eG. dakotensis\u003c\/em\u003e, strongly heterodont. Anterior teeth broadly conical, taller than long, posteriorly recurved then straight, with discrete apical carinae. Mid-posterior teeth bulbous, anteriorly taller than long becoming longer than tall posteriorly, irregularly oval in cross-section, with an inflated posterior surface, a large eccentric and recurved apical nubbin, vertical sulci on medial and lateral faces, no carinae, and enamel surface covered by crude anastomosing ridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e†\u003cem\u003eGlobidens,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGilmore 1912 (mosasaur)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1912. A new mosasauroid reptile from the Cretaceous of Alabama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41(1870):479-484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParent taxon: Globidensini according to A. R. H. LeBlanc et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Antunes 1964, Bardet et al. 2005, Bell and Polcyn 2005, Carroll 1988, Dortangs et al. 2002, Gilmore 1912, McDowell and Bogert 1954, Polcyn et al. 2010, Russell 1967, Russell 1970, Sepkoski 2002 and Thurmond 1969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCarinodens, Prognathodon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGlobidens alabamensis, Globidens dakotensis, Globidens phosphaticus, Globidens schurmanni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaquatic carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarine, carbonate, estuary\/bay, marginal marine, shallow subtidal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAge range: 84.9 to 66.043 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Angola, Belgium, Egypt , Jordan , Morocco , Syria , United States ( Alabama, Delaware, Kansas, South Dakota, Texas)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSources:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Globidens sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGlobidens sp : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21308880814193,"sku":"07024","price":1164.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_5312.jpg?v=1554000076"},{"product_id":"07026-museum-grade-dyrosaurus-phosphaticus-fully-articulated-nose-fossil-for-sale","title":"07026 - Museum Grade 7.67 Inch Dyrosaurus phosphaticus Fully Articulated Nose","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive specimen that corresponds to the distal end of the nose, both of the jaw and maxilla, articulated in natural anatomical connection. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen was broken in small sectors during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication. Museum Grade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived from the upper Cretaceous to the Eocene period, surviving the K-Pg extinction event. Dyrosaurus are linked to pholidosaurids as a clade and are defined as slender-snouted, fish-eating specialists adapted to near-shore marine habitats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dyrosauridae are a group of mostly marine, long jawed, crocodile-like quadrupeds up to 6 metres (20 ft) long. Based on bone tissue evidence, it has been hypothesized that they were slow-growing near-shore marine animals with interlocking closed jaws, able to swim as well as walk on land. External nostrils at the posterior end of its snout and an internal naris in its pterygoid indicated a habit of hunting while swimming with the top of the head above the water, enabling it to breathe while stalking prey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/278817632_A_review_of_Dyrosaurus_phosphaticus_Thomas_1893_Mesoeucrocodylia_Dyrosauridae_from_the_Lower_Eocene_of_North_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e†\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus,\u003c\/em\u003e Pomel 1894 (crocodilian)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParent taxon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosauridae according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Andrade et al. 2011, Barbosa et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Hill et al. 2008, Jouve 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2006, Larsson and Sues 2007, Moody and Buffetaut 1981, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Nopcsa 1928, Pol and Norell 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Sereno et al. 2001, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Zaher et al. 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acherontisuchus, Anthracosuchus, Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Cerrejonisuchus, Chenanisuchus, Congosaurus, Dyrosaurus minor, Guarinisuchus, Hyposaurinae, Hyposaurus, Oceanosuchus, Phosphatosaurinae, Phosphatosaurus, Rhabdognathus, Sabinosuchus, Sokotosuchus, Tilemsisuchus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosaurus maghribensis, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e marine, coastal, paralic, terrestrial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112.6 to 33.9 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Eocene of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Dyrosaurus phosphaticus: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003c\/em\u003e : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21308979773553,"sku":"07026","price":927.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_5325.jpg?v=1554002379"},{"product_id":"07033-finest-grade-halisaurus-arambourgi-mosasaur-partial-left-hemi-jaw-in-matrix-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"07033 - Finest Grade Halisaurus arambourgi (Mosasaur) Partial Left Hemi-Jaw in Matrix Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrecious specimen preserved in its natural matrix, almost complete. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas small glued and tiny filled fractures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus arambourgi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSQUAMATA OPPEL,1811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMOSASAURIDAE GERVAIS, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHALISAURINAE BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSH, 1869\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus platyspondylus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMarsh, 1869, Maastrichtian of New Jersey, USA (Holmes \u0026amp; Sues, 2000).\u003cbr\u003eReferred species: Halisaurus ortliebi (Dollo, 1889), Maastrichtian of Belgium (Lingham-Soliar,1996).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHALISAURUS ARAMBOURGI BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, SP. NOV. 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn honour of the late Prof. Camille Arambourg, for his pioneering work on fossil vertebrates from the phosphates of North Africa and the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType locality and horizon:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrand Daoui area, near Khouribga, central Morocco; phosphates of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, upper Couche III, Late Cretaceous, Late Maastrichtian (Cappetta, 1987).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmall mosasaurid (adult total length 3,4 m). External nares extend from 6th to 12th maxillary teeth, V -shaped anteriorly and U-shaped posteriorly; prefrontal contributes moderately to margin of naris and possesses small anterior supraorbital ridge; frontal with median dorsal ridge extending on two-thirds of the bone length, and two anterior oblique ridges; parietal with triangular table ornamented by transverse undulated ridges and a lenticular foramen, the anterior end of which is located half its length from the frontal suture; quadrate with a vertical oval stapedial notch; pterygoid with short palatine process at about 45° relative to the ectopterygoid process; dental formula: 2 premaxillary, at least 16 maxillary and 12 pterygoid teeth,19 dentary teeth; teeth very fine and sharp, abruptly posteriorly recurved, with a circular basal cross-section, two carinae and enamel ornamented by minute ridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe informations cited here come from the publication :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new species of Halisaurus from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco, and the phylogenetical relationships of the Halisaurinae (Squamata: Mosasauridae) 2004 NATHALIE BARDET`, XABIER PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, MOHAMED IAROCHENE, BAADI BOUYA and MBAREK AMAGHZAZ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/290823319_The_first_description_of_Halisaurus_Reptilia_Mosasauridae_from_Europe_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Belgium\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e1996. The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium. Theagarten LINGHAM-SOLIAR.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAIRD, D. 1986a. Halisaurus and prognatodon. two uncommon mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. The Mosasaur, 3 : 37-45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.infona.pl\/resource\/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5c5d647c-5d3f-34fb-9b64-6126c01cc420\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Le mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLe mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolcyn, M., Jacobs L., Schulp A., \u0026amp; Mateus O. (2007). Halisaurus (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Angola. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27(Suppl. to 3), 130A., Jan: Museu Lourinha, So Methodist Univ, Nat Hist Museum Maastricht\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21330479546481,"sku":"07033","price":487.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_5380_c2875821-da91-4bfd-9622-7a41707ab4a0.jpg?v=1554283502"},{"product_id":"05199-museum-grade-association-7-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebrae-bones-fossil-for-sale","title":"05199 - Museum Grade 15.55 Inch Association 7 Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebrae Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive natural association of 7 huge vertebrae of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e in its phosphatic matrix. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. The vertebrae are still preserved in a state of anatomical semi-articulation. The base of this specimen has been cast in a process of \"mummification\" similar to that carried out in paleontological excavations to recover large specimens on matrix with the least possible damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21333643067505,"sku":"05199","price":886.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1927_18e097c4-7851-44bd-af65-15b644b002c5.jpg?v=1554312736"},{"product_id":"05200-museum-grade-huge-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebra-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"05200 - Museum Grade Huge 9.84 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebra Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge vertebra of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e in its phosphatic matrix. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21333671510129,"sku":"05200","price":834.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1932_07b8f8f3-8b21-47b5-8bee-84267b840e85.jpg?v=1554313013"},{"product_id":"05203-museum-grade-dyrosaurus-phosphaticus-limb-radius-ulna-dermal-scute-bones-association-fossil-for-sale","title":"05203 - Museum Grade 16.14 Inch Dyrosaurus phosphaticus Limb (Radius-Ulna) \u0026 Dermal Scute Bones Association","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive association worthy of museum exposure. In the same matrix you can see radius and ulna, among several fragments of dermal scute bones. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. Museum grade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived from the upper Cretaceous to the Eocene period, surviving the K-Pg extinction event. Dyrosaurus are linked to pholidosaurids as a clade and are defined as slender-snouted, fish-eating specialists adapted to near-shore marine habitats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dyrosauridae are a group of mostly marine, long jawed, crocodile-like quadrupeds up to 6 metres (20 ft) long. Based on bone tissue evidence, it has been hypothesized that they were slow-growing near-shore marine animals with interlocking closed jaws, able to swim as well as walk on land. External nostrils at the posterior end of its snout and an internal naris in its pterygoid indicated a habit of hunting while swimming with the top of the head above the water, enabling it to breathe while stalking prey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/278817632_A_review_of_Dyrosaurus_phosphaticus_Thomas_1893_Mesoeucrocodylia_Dyrosauridae_from_the_Lower_Eocene_of_North_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e†\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus,\u003c\/em\u003e Pomel 1894 (crocodilian)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParent taxon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosauridae according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Andrade et al. 2011, Barbosa et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Hill et al. 2008, Jouve 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2006, Larsson and Sues 2007, Moody and Buffetaut 1981, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Nopcsa 1928, Pol and Norell 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Sereno et al. 2001, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Zaher et al. 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acherontisuchus, Anthracosuchus, Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Cerrejonisuchus, Chenanisuchus, Congosaurus, Dyrosaurus minor, Guarinisuchus, Hyposaurinae, Hyposaurus, Oceanosuchus, Phosphatosaurinae, Phosphatosaurus, Rhabdognathus, Sabinosuchus, Sokotosuchus, Tilemsisuchus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosaurus maghribensis, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e marine, coastal, paralic, terrestrial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112.6 to 33.9 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Eocene of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Dyrosaurus phosphaticus: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003c\/em\u003e : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21333745074289,"sku":"05203","price":937.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1943_57240141-a504-45cd-98bd-6a24f2abc32b.jpg?v=1554314315"},{"product_id":"07023-museum-grade-mosasaur-prognathodon-anceps-left-hemi-jaw-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"07023 - Museum Grade 16.9 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Left Hemi-Jaw Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis enormous \u003cem\u003ePrognathodon\u003c\/em\u003e jaw is preserved in exceptional way. \u003cspan\u003eThis left hemi-jaw was broken in some sectors during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together. It only has some glued and tiny filled fractures but no fabrication. Preserve seven of his huge teeth. Although in their alveoli, you can see some emerging germ replacement teeth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrognathodon Anceps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY\u003cbr\u003eOrder SQUAMATA Oppell, 1811\u003cbr\u003eFamily MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853\u003cbr\u003eSubfamily MOSASAURINAE Williston, 1897\u003cbr\u003eGenus PROGNATHODON Dollo, 1889\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSources:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll these teeth have subequal buccal and lingual surfaces (with buccal surfaces slightly more inflated), sharp and excavated cutting edges,weakly developed facets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand more or less clearly developed beading of the enamel.The last feature makes a significant difference in relation to teeth of the genus Liodon Agassiz,1846(= \u003cem\u003eLeiodon\u003c\/em\u003e . Owen,1841,non Swainson,1839),which are smooth,including the type material of \u003cem\u003eLeiodon anceps\u003c\/em\u003e Owen, 1845 from the Upper Campanian \u003cem\u003eBelemnitella mucronata\u003c\/em\u003e Zone of Essex, England (Lingham−Soliar1993).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe material described by Arambourg (1952) is in need of revision; it may represent a new mosasaurid taxon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAwaiting this revision, we provisionally denote the Polish and Maastricht specimens as “ Mosasaurus ( Leiodon ) cfr.anceps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nmgs.nmt.edu\/publications\/guidebooks\/downloads\/56\/56_p0389_p0393.pdf\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/nmgs.nmt.edu\/publications\/guidebooks\/downloads\/56\/56_p0389_p0393.pdf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/388824\/A_new_species_of_Prognathodon_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_the_Maastrichtian_of_Angola_and_the_affinities_of_the_mosasaur_genus_Liodon\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.academia.edu\/388824\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/388824\/A_new_species_of_Prognathodon_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_the_Maastrichtian_of_Angola_and_the_affinities_of_the_mosasaur_genus_Liodon\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\/A_new_species_of_Prognathodon_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_the_Maastrichtian_of_Angola_and_the_affinities_of_the_mosasaur_genus_Liodon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/02724634.2011.601714#preview\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/02724634.2011.601714#preview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosasaurus\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosasaurus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.app.pan.pl\/article\/item\/app48-397.html\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.app.pan.pl\/article\/item\/app48-397.html\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBaird, Donald (1986): Halisaurus and Prognathodon, two uncommon Mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. In: The Mosasaur, Vol. 3, S. 37–45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBardet et al. (2012) A skull fragment of the mosasaurid Prognathodon cf. sectorius from the Late Cretaceous of Navarre (Basque-Cantabrian Region). Bull. Soc. géol. France, 2012, t. 183, no 2, pp. 117-121.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuchy, Marie-Céline; Frey, Eberhard; Wolfgang Stinnesbeck \u0026amp; José Guadalupe López-Oliva (2007): Cranial anatomy of a Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) mosasaur (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from north-east Mexico. In: Revista Mexicana de Ciencas Geológicas Vol. 24, N. 1, S. 89–103.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuffetaut \u0026amp; Bardet (2012) The mosasaurid (Squamata) Prognathodon in the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of the Cotentin Peninsula (Normandy, northwestern France). Bull. Soc. géol. France, 2012, t. 183, no 2, pp. 111-115.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristiansen, Per \u0026amp;. Niels Bonde (2002): A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 (3), S. 629-644.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDortangs, Rudi W.; Schulp, A.; Mulder, E.; Jagt, J. W. M.; H. Peeters \u0026amp; D. de Graaf (2002): A large new mosasaur from the Upper Cretaceous of the Netherlands. In: Geologie en Mijnbouw, 81(1), S. 1-8.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrigoriev (2013) Redescription of Prognathodon lutugini (Squamata, Mosasauridae). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, Vol. 317, No. 3, 2013, рр. 246–261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKass, Michael S. (1999): Prognathodon stadtmanni: (Mosasauridae) a new species from the Mancos Shale (Lower Campanian) of Western Colorado. In: Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, S. 275–294.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCampanian and Maastrichtian mosasaurid reptiles from central Poland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcin Machalski, John W.M. Jagt, Rudi W. Dortangs, Eric W.A. Mulder, and Andrzej Radwański\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48 (3), 2003: 397-408\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKonishi, T., D. Brinkman, J. A. Massare \u0026amp; M. W. Caldwell (2011) New exceptional specimens of Prognathodon overtoni (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the upper Campanian of Alberta, Canada, and the systematics and ecology of the genus. In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(5), S. 1026-1046.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindgren \u0026amp; Schulp (2010) New material of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae), and the mosasaur assemblage of the Maastrichtian of California, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1632-1636. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLingham-Soliar, Theagarten \u0026amp;. Dirk Nolf (1989): The mosasaur Prognathodon (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium. In: Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 59, S. 137-190.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucas, Spencer G.; Ikejiri, Takehito; Maisch, Heather; Thomas Joyce \u0026amp; Gary L. Gianniny (2005): The mosasaur Prognathodon from the Upper Cretaceous Lewis Shale near Durango, Colorado and the distribution of Prognathodon in North America. In: 56th Field Conference Guidebook, Geology of the Chama Basin, S. 389–394.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRussell, D. A. 1967. Systematics and morphology of American mosasaurs (Reptilia, Sauria). Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, Bulletin 23:1–241.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchulp, Anne S.; Michael J. Polcyn; Octávio Mateus; Louis L. Jacobs \u0026amp; Maria Luísa Morais (2008): A new species of Prognathodon (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Angola, and the affinities of the mosasaur genus Liodon. In: Proceedings of the Second Mosasaur Meeting, S. 1–12.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21334903488625,"sku":"07023","price":2464.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_8940.jpg?v=1554321227"},{"product_id":"07039-museum-grade-alanqa-saharica-cretaceous-azhdarchid-pterosaur-dentary-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"07039 - Museum Grade 11.02 Inch Alanqa saharica Cretaceous Azhdarchid Pterosaur Dentary Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most unique and extraordinary specimens of our Pterosaurs collection. It is the dentary bone of a strange and little-known pterosaur species of the North African Cretaceous. This type of fossils are extremely rare. In fact, similar specimens are impossible to find anywhere in the market. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIts morphology resembles very much that of the dentition rests published recently by Ibrahim \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e. (2010), where a new genus and species of Pterosaur belonging to the Azhdarchidae family is described. It is \u003cem\u003eAlanqa saharica\u003c\/em\u003e (Holotype specimen FSAC-KK 26).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/6601115\/A_New_Pterosaur_Pterodactyloidea_Azhdarchidae_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"  A New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) fromthe Upper Cretaceous of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003eA New Pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003ethe Upper Cretaceous of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis new and recent species is only known by a few rests, mainly belonging to the mandibular symphysis. This new taxon is distinguished from other azhdarchids by a remarkably straight, elongate, lance-shaped mandibular symphysis that bears a pronounced dorsal eminence near the posterior end of its dorsal (occlusal) surface. (Ibrahim \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e., A new pterosaur (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchidae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.port.ac.uk\/portal\/files\/8204327\/An_unusual_modification_of_the_jaws.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"An unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a\"\u003eAn unusual modification of the jaws in cf. Alanqa, a mid-Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaur from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis specimen is absolutely unique and worthy of new comparative studies with the already published rests. Its discovery was made in the most basal part of the stratigraphic levels corresponding to the red sandstones of the upper member of the Ifezouane Formation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt has some fractures that have been glued and tiny filled. In the occlusion area still numerous sensory pits along both sides and within the tongue groove can be observed.\u003cbr\u003eWithout doubt, this piece deserves its exhibition in any scientific collection or museum exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21335040229489,"sku":"07039","price":2862.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_8913.jpg?v=1554321794"},{"product_id":"07040-museum-grade-531-inch-complete-cretaceous-chelonioid-sea-turtle-skull-fossil-for-sale","title":"07040 - Museum Grade 5.31 Inch Complete Cretaceous Chelonioid Sea Turtle Skull","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive complete specimen, skull and jaw. It has been carefully prepared, and its level of detail is amazing. It only has tiny fractures that have been glued together. This type of turtle remains in the Cretaceous are very rare. The Ouled Abdoun Basin is one of the richest phosphate basins in this type of remains during the Cretaceous sea-tutles fossil record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003eSince the first study of Moroccan fossil turtles, and the up-dated overview by Lapparent de Broin \u003cspan class=\"fc2\"\u003eof Moroccan fossil turtles, abundant new mate\u003c\/span\u003erial has been obtained from the Maastrichtian to the Ypresian phosphatic basins of Morocco. Phosphate turtles belong to the two major groups of extant turtles: Pleurodira, mostly represented by the fossil Bothremydidae (more than ten Palaeogene different genera), and Cryptodira, represented by a Maastrichtian “Dermochelyidae” indet., and fossil cheloniids:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7a\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003easbacka ouledabdounensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff3 ws79\"\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHirayama, 2002, Thanetian\u003cspan class=\"lsf\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7c\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArgillochelys africana\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; Hirayama, 2008, Ypresian\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand “\u003cspan class=\"ff5\"\u003eEuclastes \u003c\/span\u003egroup” elements, including “\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAff. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7f\"\u003eRhetechelys\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esp\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e” estimated as Maastrichtian in age\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand two Palaeocene species recently attributed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuclastes wielandi\u003c\/em\u003e. We also find in the Early Paleocene the genus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrachyopsemys tingitana\u003c\/em\u003e. A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a suction feeding apparatus uinique among tetrapods (\u003cem\u003eOcepechelon bouyai)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis recently described.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003ePublications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/267958636_A_new_species_of_Tasbacka_Testudines_Cryptodira_Cheloniidae_from_the_Paleocene_of_the_Ouled_Abdoun_phosphate_basin_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Euclastes-acutirostris-nsp-Oulad-Abdoun-Basin-Morocco-Palaeocene-Danian-Thanetian_fig2_248554143\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Argillochelys-africana-n-sp-Holotype-MHNL-20-268373-from-the-Lower-Tertiary-of_fig3_250085695\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/287708165_First_Cretaceous_dermochelyid_turtle_from_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/259867240_A_strange_new_chelonioid_turtle_from_the_Latest_Cretaceous_Phosphates_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e-A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21335592337521,"sku":"07040","price":1642.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_9004.jpg?v=1554371385"},{"product_id":"05213-museum-grade-unidentified-mosasaur-10-associated-vertebrae-bones-late-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"05213 - Museum Grade 17.32 Inch Unidentified Mosasaur 10 Associated Vertebrae Bones Late Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImpressive natural association of 10 huge vertebrae of this unidentified mosasaur species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in its phosphatic matrix. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. The vertebrae are still preserved in a state of anatomical semi-articulation. The base of this specimen has been cast in a process of \"mummification\" similar to that carried out in paleontological excavations to recover large specimens on matrix with the least possible damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21341190979697,"sku":"05213","price":1242.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4200.jpg?v=1554402339"},{"product_id":"05214-museum-grade-halisaurus-arambourgi-mosasaur-complete-skull-in-matrix-late-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"05214 - Museum Grade Halisaurus arambourgi (Mosasaur) Complete Skull in Matrix Late Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum grade specimen. It is one of the few complete skulls of \u003cem\u003eHalisaurus\u003c\/em\u003e that exist. In fact, we have all of its postcranial skeleton, which we are preparing right now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. The base of this specimen has been cast in a process of \"mummification\" similar to that carried out in paleontological excavations to recover large specimens on matrix with the least possible damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus arambourgi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSQUAMATA OPPEL,1811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMOSASAURIDAE GERVAIS, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHALISAURINAE BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSH, 1869\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus platyspondylus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMarsh, 1869, Maastrichtian of New Jersey, USA (Holmes \u0026amp; Sues, 2000).\u003cbr\u003eReferred species: Halisaurus ortliebi (Dollo, 1889), Maastrichtian of Belgium (Lingham-Soliar,1996).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHALISAURUS ARAMBOURGI BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, SP. NOV. 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn honour of the late Prof. Camille Arambourg, for his pioneering work on fossil vertebrates from the phosphates of North Africa and the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType locality and horizon:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrand Daoui area, near Khouribga, central Morocco; phosphates of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, upper Couche III, Late Cretaceous, Late Maastrichtian (Cappetta, 1987).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmall mosasaurid (adult total length 3,4 m). External nares extend from 6th to 12th maxillary teeth, V -shaped anteriorly and U-shaped posteriorly; prefrontal contributes moderately to margin of naris and possesses small anterior supraorbital ridge; frontal with median dorsal ridge extending on two-thirds of the bone length, and two anterior oblique ridges; parietal with triangular table ornamented by transverse undulated ridges and a lenticular foramen, the anterior end of which is located half its length from the frontal suture; quadrate with a vertical oval stapedial notch; pterygoid with short palatine process at about 45° relative to the ectopterygoid process; dental formula: 2 premaxillary, at least 16 maxillary and 12 pterygoid teeth,19 dentary teeth; teeth very fine and sharp, abruptly posteriorly recurved, with a circular basal cross-section, two carinae and enamel ornamented by minute ridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe informations cited here come from the publication :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new species of Halisaurus from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco, and the phylogenetical relationships of the Halisaurinae (Squamata: Mosasauridae) 2004 NATHALIE BARDET`, XABIER PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, MOHAMED IAROCHENE, BAADI BOUYA and MBAREK AMAGHZAZ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/290823319_The_first_description_of_Halisaurus_Reptilia_Mosasauridae_from_Europe_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Belgium\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e1996. The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium. Theagarten LINGHAM-SOLIAR.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAIRD, D. 1986a. Halisaurus and prognatodon. two uncommon mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. The Mosasaur, 3 : 37-45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.infona.pl\/resource\/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5c5d647c-5d3f-34fb-9b64-6126c01cc420\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Le mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLe mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolcyn, M., Jacobs L., Schulp A., \u0026amp; Mateus O. (2007). Halisaurus (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Angola. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27(Suppl. to 3), 130A., Jan: Museu Lourinha, So Methodist Univ, Nat Hist Museum Maastricht\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21341218472049,"sku":"05214","price":11242.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4216.jpg?v=1554403210"},{"product_id":"05215-museum-grade-unpublished-temnospondyli-amphibian-complete-skull-cretaceous-kemkem-fossil-for-sale","title":"05215 - Museum Grade Unpublished 7.32 Inch Temnospondyli Amphibian Complete Skull Cretaceous KemKem","description":"Unpublished specimen, new species. It is in current study.","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21341273292913,"sku":"05215","price":9647.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4223.jpg?v=1554403863"},{"product_id":"copy-of-05204-finest-grade-dyrosaurus-phosphaticus-2-vertebrae-bones-association-fossil-for-sale","title":"06217 - Museum Grade 22.8 Inch Dyrosaurus phosphaticus 6 Vertebrae Bones Association","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive association worthy of museum exposure. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. All the vertebrae were found articulated in their natural matrix. Later they were exquisitely prepared individually, one by one. In this way, we have much of the proximal area of the vertebral column of this huge crocodile. The enormous neural spines of his vertebrae in this sector indicate the enormous and robust back he had.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived from the upper Cretaceous to the Eocene period, surviving the K-Pg extinction event. Dyrosaurus are linked to pholidosaurids as a clade and are defined as slender-snouted, fish-eating specialists adapted to near-shore marine habitats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dyrosauridae are a group of mostly marine, long jawed, crocodile-like quadrupeds up to 6 metres (20 ft) long. Based on bone tissue evidence, it has been hypothesized that they were slow-growing near-shore marine animals with interlocking closed jaws, able to swim as well as walk on land. External nostrils at the posterior end of its snout and an internal naris in its pterygoid indicated a habit of hunting while swimming with the top of the head above the water, enabling it to breathe while stalking prey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/278817632_A_review_of_Dyrosaurus_phosphaticus_Thomas_1893_Mesoeucrocodylia_Dyrosauridae_from_the_Lower_Eocene_of_North_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e†\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus,\u003c\/em\u003e Pomel 1894 (crocodilian)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParent taxon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosauridae according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Andrade et al. 2011, Barbosa et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Hill et al. 2008, Jouve 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2006, Larsson and Sues 2007, Moody and Buffetaut 1981, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Nopcsa 1928, Pol and Norell 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Sereno et al. 2001, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Zaher et al. 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acherontisuchus, Anthracosuchus, Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Cerrejonisuchus, Chenanisuchus, Congosaurus, Dyrosaurus minor, Guarinisuchus, Hyposaurinae, Hyposaurus, Oceanosuchus, Phosphatosaurinae, Phosphatosaurus, Rhabdognathus, Sabinosuchus, Sokotosuchus, Tilemsisuchus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosaurus maghribensis, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e marine, coastal, paralic, terrestrial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112.6 to 33.9 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Eocene of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Dyrosaurus phosphaticus: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003c\/em\u003e : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21341440901233,"sku":"06217","price":3647.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4282.jpg?v=1554406609"},{"product_id":"07545-museum-grade-pappocetus-lugardi-whale-ancestor-premaxillary-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"07545 -  Museum Grade 7.87 Inch Pappocetus lugardi (Whale Ancestor) Premaxillary Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePappocetus\u003c\/em\u003e is a protocetid and a large amphibious aquatic carnivore. \u003cem\u003ePappocetus\u003c\/em\u003e is also an ancestor of  \u003cem\u003eBasilosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e. Rare specimen from an early evolutionary stage of the modern whale. In the phosphate basins of the Moroccan Western Sahara, the fossil record of these enormous vertebrates is very well represented, of this type of cetaceans that speak of an evolutionary transition from land to sea.The protocetids had large fore-limbs and hindlimbs that could support the body on land, and they were most likely amphibious  capable of living on land and in the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpressive almost complete premaxillary bone. It has some glued and tiny filled fractures. Even so, it is a spectacular specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/blogs\/jurassic-dreams-the-fossils-blog\/basilosaurus-the-giant-snake\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Basilosaurus (The Giant Snake) - Jurassic Dreams Blog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBasilosaurus (The Giant Snake) - Jurassic Dreams Blog\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21391158182001,"sku":"07545","price":2417.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_9271.jpg?v=1554898740"},{"product_id":"07030-museum-grade-complete-mosasaur-skull-late-late-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"07030 - Museum Grade 16.89 Inch Complete Mosasaur Skull Late Late Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAwesome well prepared complete mosasaur skull. We are currently analyzing and comparing its morphology with the different mosasaur species present in this region to find out what taxon it is. It is a unique piece of Museum Grade. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. The base of this specimen has been cast in a process of \"mummification\" similar to that carried out in paleontological excavations to recover large specimens on matrix with the least possible damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21458980470897,"sku":"07030","price":16250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1985_fff36399-d1f8-4d87-94bf-113633066a3e.jpg?v=1555600892"},{"product_id":"07031-museum-grade-halisaurus-arambourgi-mosasaur-partial-tail-distal-end-late-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"07031 - Museum Grade 18.90 Inch Halisaurus arambourgi (Mosasaur) Partial Tail (Distal End) Late Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum grade specimen. Specimen prepared excellently. It is the tail end of this mosasaur species. The vertebrae are still preserved in a state of anatomical semi-articulation (21 vertebrae bones).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. The base of this specimen has been cast in a process of \"mummification\" similar to that carried out in paleontological excavations to recover large specimens on matrix with the least possible damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus arambourgi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSQUAMATA OPPEL,1811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMOSASAURIDAE GERVAIS, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHALISAURINAE BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSH, 1869\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus platyspondylus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMarsh, 1869, Maastrichtian of New Jersey, USA (Holmes \u0026amp; Sues, 2000).\u003cbr\u003eReferred species: Halisaurus ortliebi (Dollo, 1889), Maastrichtian of Belgium (Lingham-Soliar,1996).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHALISAURUS ARAMBOURGI BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, SP. NOV. 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn honour of the late Prof. Camille Arambourg, for his pioneering work on fossil vertebrates from the phosphates of North Africa and the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType locality and horizon:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrand Daoui area, near Khouribga, central Morocco; phosphates of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, upper Couche III, Late Cretaceous, Late Maastrichtian (Cappetta, 1987).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmall mosasaurid (adult total length 3,4 m). External nares extend from 6th to 12th maxillary teeth, V -shaped anteriorly and U-shaped posteriorly; prefrontal contributes moderately to margin of naris and possesses small anterior supraorbital ridge; frontal with median dorsal ridge extending on two-thirds of the bone length, and two anterior oblique ridges; parietal with triangular table ornamented by transverse undulated ridges and a lenticular foramen, the anterior end of which is located half its length from the frontal suture; quadrate with a vertical oval stapedial notch; pterygoid with short palatine process at about 45° relative to the ectopterygoid process; dental formula: 2 premaxillary, at least 16 maxillary and 12 pterygoid teeth,19 dentary teeth; teeth very fine and sharp, abruptly posteriorly recurved, with a circular basal cross-section, two carinae and enamel ornamented by minute ridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe informations cited here come from the publication :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new species of Halisaurus from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco, and the phylogenetical relationships of the Halisaurinae (Squamata: Mosasauridae) 2004 NATHALIE BARDET`, XABIER PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, MOHAMED IAROCHENE, BAADI BOUYA and MBAREK AMAGHZAZ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/290823319_The_first_description_of_Halisaurus_Reptilia_Mosasauridae_from_Europe_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Belgium\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e1996. The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium. Theagarten LINGHAM-SOLIAR.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAIRD, D. 1986a. Halisaurus and prognatodon. two uncommon mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. The Mosasaur, 3 : 37-45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.infona.pl\/resource\/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5c5d647c-5d3f-34fb-9b64-6126c01cc420\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Le mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLe mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolcyn, M., Jacobs L., Schulp A., \u0026amp; Mateus O. (2007). Halisaurus (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Angola. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27(Suppl. to 3), 130A., Jan: Museu Lourinha, So Methodist Univ, Nat Hist Museum Maastricht\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21459063537777,"sku":"07031","price":5874.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_1974_486a1711-ed23-4531-9fc8-ed4af2b6d267.jpg?v=1555602799"},{"product_id":"20120-top-rare-upper-cretaceous-pterosaur-claw-kemkem-beds-ifezouane-fm-fossil-for-sale","title":"20120 - Top Rare 0.70 Inch Upper Cretaceous Pterosaur Claw KemKem Beds Ifezouane Fm","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 Pterosaur claws. Despite being small, it features an outstanding preservation. It does not have any restoration or reparation. 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\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;\"\u003eThe claw has a very stylized morphology. \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\u003eThis is a piece worth of advanced collectors. Its stratigraphic origin is in the basal levels of the Ifezouane Formation, a few miles south-east of Ouzina, Errachidia province, South of Morocco. \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 exact taxonomic classification is complex given that there are very few published studies that refer to the claw 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnostic characteristics of pterosaur claws:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Symmetrical vein grooves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-The bottom of the digit claw is flat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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\/em\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\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\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/files\/Captura_large.JPG?v=1553543109\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicture: Geological contextualization of North Africa outcrops:  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195667117302550\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First report on Cretaceous vertebrates from the Algerian Kem Kem beds. A new procoelous salamander from the Cenomanian, with remarks on African Caudata\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\"First report on Cretaceous vertebrates from the Algerian Kem Kem beds. A new procoelous salamander from the Cenomanian, with remarks on African Caudata\"\u003c\/a\u003e Tannina Alloul \u003cem\u003eet al.\u003c\/em\u003e, 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/files\/Captura2_large.JPG?v=1553543586\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicture: Geological map and statigraphic section of  KemKem Cretaceous outcrops \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0125786\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Taxonomic Composition and Trophic Structure of the Continental Bony Fish Assemblage from the Early Late Cretaceous of Southeastern Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\"Taxonomic Composition and Trophic Structure of the Continental Bony Fish Assemblage from the Early Late Cretaceous of Southeastern Morocco\" \u003c\/a\u003eCavin L  \u003cem\u003eet al.,\u003c\/em\u003e 2015.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 vertebrates assemblage lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21511439712369,"sku":"20120","price":647.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_6869_f3d43acd-2744-4733-91f2-3844f2b3bdec.jpg?v=1556116339"},{"product_id":"20484-museum-grade-globidens-phosphaticus-mosasaur-partial-right-hemi-jaw-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20484 - Museum Grade 6.46 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Partial Right Hemi-Jaw Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unique and extremely rare specimen. The entire mandible and cranial remains of this mosasaur species are extremely rare. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication. Museum Grade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003esystematic paleontology\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSquamata Oppel, 1811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMosasauridae Gervais, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMosasaurinae Gervais, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGlobidensini Russell, 1967\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGlobidens Gilmore, 1912\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGlobidens phosphaticus,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBardet \u0026amp; Pereda Suberbiola, nov. sp.2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEtymology – In reference to the deposits which have yielded this species.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_jacobs_schulp__mateus_2010globidens_mosasaur_angola_african.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/novataxa.blogspot.com\/2019\/03\/globidens-simplex.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A New Species of Globidens from Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA New Species of Globidens from Morocco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/331904753_Insights_into_the_anatomy_and_functional_morphology_of_durophagous_mosasaurines_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_a_new_species_of_Globidens_from_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Insights into the anatomy and functional morphology of durophagous mosasaurines (Squamata: Mosasauridae)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInsights into the anatomy and functional morphology of durophagous mosasaurines (Squamata: Mosasauridae)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiagnosis – In comparison to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eG. alabamaensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eG. dakotensis\u003c\/em\u003e, strongly heterodont. Anterior teeth broadly conical, taller than long, posteriorly recurved then straight, with discrete apical carinae. Mid-posterior teeth bulbous, anteriorly taller than long becoming longer than tall posteriorly, irregularly oval in cross-section, with an inflated posterior surface, a large eccentric and recurved apical nubbin, vertical sulci on medial and lateral faces, no carinae, and enamel surface covered by crude anastomosing ridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e†\u003cem\u003eGlobidens,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGilmore 1912 (mosasaur)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1912. A new mosasauroid reptile from the Cretaceous of Alabama. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 41(1870):479-484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParent taxon: Globidensini according to A. R. H. LeBlanc et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Antunes 1964, Bardet et al. 2005, Bell and Polcyn 2005, Carroll 1988, Dortangs et al. 2002, Gilmore 1912, McDowell and Bogert 1954, Polcyn et al. 2010, Russell 1967, Russell 1970, Sepkoski 2002 and Thurmond 1969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCarinodens, Prognathodon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGlobidens alabamensis, Globidens dakotensis, Globidens phosphaticus, Globidens schurmanni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eaquatic carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarine, carbonate, estuary\/bay, marginal marine, shallow subtidal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAge range: 84.9 to 66.043 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Angola, Belgium, Egypt , Jordan , Morocco , Syria , United States ( Alabama, Delaware, Kansas, South Dakota, Texas)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSources:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Globidens sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eGlobidens sp : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21594489192561,"sku":"20484","price":1247.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_9835_a2de3f88-2be6-433e-911c-b8a74306334c.jpg?v=1557234797"},{"product_id":"20555-museum-grade-halisaurus-arambourgi-mosasaur-partial-tail-late-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20555 - Museum Grade 14.17 Inch Halisaurus arambourgi (Mosasaur) Partial Tail Late Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum grade specimen. Specimen prepared excellently. It is the partial sector of this mosasaur species. The vertebrae are still preserved in a state of anatomical semi-articulation (13 vertebrae bones).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus arambourgi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSQUAMATA OPPEL,1811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMOSASAURIDAE GERVAIS, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHALISAURINAE BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSH, 1869\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus platyspondylus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMarsh, 1869, Maastrichtian of New Jersey, USA (Holmes \u0026amp; Sues, 2000).\u003cbr\u003eReferred species: Halisaurus ortliebi (Dollo, 1889), Maastrichtian of Belgium (Lingham-Soliar,1996).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHALISAURUS ARAMBOURGI BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, SP. NOV. 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn honour of the late Prof. Camille Arambourg, for his pioneering work on fossil vertebrates from the phosphates of North Africa and the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType locality and horizon:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrand Daoui area, near Khouribga, central Morocco; phosphates of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, upper Couche III, Late Cretaceous, Late Maastrichtian (Cappetta, 1987).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmall mosasaurid (adult total length 3,4 m). External nares extend from 6th to 12th maxillary teeth, V -shaped anteriorly and U-shaped posteriorly; prefrontal contributes moderately to margin of naris and possesses small anterior supraorbital ridge; frontal with median dorsal ridge extending on two-thirds of the bone length, and two anterior oblique ridges; parietal with triangular table ornamented by transverse undulated ridges and a lenticular foramen, the anterior end of which is located half its length from the frontal suture; quadrate with a vertical oval stapedial notch; pterygoid with short palatine process at about 45° relative to the ectopterygoid process; dental formula: 2 premaxillary, at least 16 maxillary and 12 pterygoid teeth,19 dentary teeth; teeth very fine and sharp, abruptly posteriorly recurved, with a circular basal cross-section, two carinae and enamel ornamented by minute ridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe informations cited here come from the publication :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new species of Halisaurus from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco, and the phylogenetical relationships of the Halisaurinae (Squamata: Mosasauridae) 2004 NATHALIE BARDET`, XABIER PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, MOHAMED IAROCHENE, BAADI BOUYA and MBAREK AMAGHZAZ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/290823319_The_first_description_of_Halisaurus_Reptilia_Mosasauridae_from_Europe_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Belgium\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e1996. The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium. Theagarten LINGHAM-SOLIAR.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAIRD, D. 1986a. Halisaurus and prognatodon. two uncommon mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. The Mosasaur, 3 : 37-45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.infona.pl\/resource\/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5c5d647c-5d3f-34fb-9b64-6126c01cc420\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Le mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLe mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolcyn, M., Jacobs L., Schulp A., \u0026amp; Mateus O. (2007). Halisaurus (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Angola. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27(Suppl. to 3), 130A., Jan: Museu Lourinha, So Methodist Univ, Nat Hist Museum Maastricht\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21594679181425,"sku":"20555","price":1437.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0433_e4772147-3d82-4540-a700-a989660983c1.JPG?v=1557236715"},{"product_id":"20561-great-halisaurus-arambourgi-mosasaur-right-hemi-jaw-late-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20561 - Great 11.18 Inch Halisaurus arambourgi (Mosasaur) Right Hemi-Jaw Late Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrecious specimen. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas small glued and tiny filled fractures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus arambourgi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSQUAMATA OPPEL,1811\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMOSASAURIDAE GERVAIS, 1853\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHALISAURINAE BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eNEW TAXON HALISAURUS MARSH, 1869\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType species:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus platyspondylus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMarsh, 1869, Maastrichtian of New Jersey, USA (Holmes \u0026amp; Sues, 2000).\u003cbr\u003eReferred species: Halisaurus ortliebi (Dollo, 1889), Maastrichtian of Belgium (Lingham-Soliar,1996).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHALISAURUS ARAMBOURGI BARDET \u0026amp; PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, SP. NOV. 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn honour of the late Prof. Camille Arambourg, for his pioneering work on fossil vertebrates from the phosphates of North Africa and the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType locality and horizon:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGrand Daoui area, near Khouribga, central Morocco; phosphates of the Oulad Abdoun Basin, upper Couche III, Late Cretaceous, Late Maastrichtian (Cappetta, 1987).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmall mosasaurid (adult total length 3,4 m). External nares extend from 6th to 12th maxillary teeth, V -shaped anteriorly and U-shaped posteriorly; prefrontal contributes moderately to margin of naris and possesses small anterior supraorbital ridge; frontal with median dorsal ridge extending on two-thirds of the bone length, and two anterior oblique ridges; parietal with triangular table ornamented by transverse undulated ridges and a lenticular foramen, the anterior end of which is located half its length from the frontal suture; quadrate with a vertical oval stapedial notch; pterygoid with short palatine process at about 45° relative to the ectopterygoid process; dental formula: 2 premaxillary, at least 16 maxillary and 12 pterygoid teeth,19 dentary teeth; teeth very fine and sharp, abruptly posteriorly recurved, with a circular basal cross-section, two carinae and enamel ornamented by minute ridges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe informations cited here come from the publication :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new species of Halisaurus from the Late Cretaceous phosphates of Morocco, and the phylogenetical relationships of the Halisaurinae (Squamata: Mosasauridae) 2004 NATHALIE BARDET`, XABIER PEREDA SUBERBIOLA, MOHAMED IAROCHENE, BAADI BOUYA and MBAREK AMAGHZAZ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/290823319_The_first_description_of_Halisaurus_Reptilia_Mosasauridae_from_Europe_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_of_Belgium\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e1996. The first description of Halisaurus (Reptilia Mosasauridae) from Europe, from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium. Theagarten LINGHAM-SOLIAR.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBAIRD, D. 1986a. Halisaurus and prognatodon. two uncommon mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. The Mosasaur, 3 : 37-45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/docentes.fct.unl.pt\/sites\/default\/files\/omateus\/files\/polcyn_et_al_mateus2007_halisaurus_angola_svpmeet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"HALISAURUS (SQUAMATA: MOSASAURIDAE) FROM THE MAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMAASTRICHTIAN OF ANGOLA\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.infona.pl\/resource\/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5c5d647c-5d3f-34fb-9b64-6126c01cc420\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Le mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLe mosasauride basal Halisaurus sternbergii du Cretace superieur du Kansas (Amerique du Nord): une revision du specimen type d'Uppsala\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolcyn, M., Jacobs L., Schulp A., \u0026amp; Mateus O. (2007). Halisaurus (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Angola. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27(Suppl. to 3), 130A., Jan: Museu Lourinha, So Methodist Univ, Nat Hist Museum Maastricht\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21594800160881,"sku":"20561","price":814.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0513_46dc9d4c-c183-4e64-8e90-d55e4c581611.JPG?v=1557238253"},{"product_id":"20560-museum-grade-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-complete-jaw-bone-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20560 - Museum Grade 8.50 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Complete Jaw Bone Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive and unique complete jaw bone. It is undoubtedly an Museum Grade specimen. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has some glued and tiny filled fractures. It preserves an emerging germ replacement tooth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21595059421297,"sku":"20560","price":3242.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0493_b80c9697-ad3d-4fa9-a421-1287e7f6d134.JPG?v=1557241562"},{"product_id":"20563-museum-grade-dyrosaurus-phosphaticus-femur-bone-paleocene-fossil-for-sale","title":"20563 - Museum Grade 14.57 Inch Dyrosaurus phosphaticus Femur Bone Paleocene","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge femur bone worthy of museum exposure. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. Museum grade. It has some fractures that have been glued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived from the upper Cretaceous to the Eocene period, surviving the K-Pg extinction event. Dyrosaurus are linked to pholidosaurids as a clade and are defined as slender-snouted, fish-eating specialists adapted to near-shore marine habitats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dyrosauridae are a group of mostly marine, long jawed, crocodile-like quadrupeds up to 6 metres (20 ft) long. Based on bone tissue evidence, it has been hypothesized that they were slow-growing near-shore marine animals with interlocking closed jaws, able to swim as well as walk on land. External nostrils at the posterior end of its snout and an internal naris in its pterygoid indicated a habit of hunting while swimming with the top of the head above the water, enabling it to breathe while stalking prey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/278817632_A_review_of_Dyrosaurus_phosphaticus_Thomas_1893_Mesoeucrocodylia_Dyrosauridae_from_the_Lower_Eocene_of_North_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e†\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus,\u003c\/em\u003e Pomel 1894 (crocodilian)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParent taxon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosauridae according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Andrade et al. 2011, Barbosa et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Hill et al. 2008, Jouve 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2006, Larsson and Sues 2007, Moody and Buffetaut 1981, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Nopcsa 1928, Pol and Norell 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Sereno et al. 2001, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Zaher et al. 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acherontisuchus, Anthracosuchus, Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Cerrejonisuchus, Chenanisuchus, Congosaurus, Dyrosaurus minor, Guarinisuchus, Hyposaurinae, Hyposaurus, Oceanosuchus, Phosphatosaurinae, Phosphatosaurus, Rhabdognathus, Sabinosuchus, Sokotosuchus, Tilemsisuchus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosaurus maghribensis, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e marine, coastal, paralic, terrestrial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112.6 to 33.9 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Eocene of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Dyrosaurus phosphaticus: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003c\/em\u003e : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21618970591345,"sku":"20563","price":914.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0557_32f8dbb1-06a0-48f4-a0dc-003616e47964.JPG?v=1557536187"},{"product_id":"20558-finest-grade-unidentified-mosasaur-humerus-ulna-and-phalanx-limb-bones-in-matrix-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20558 - Finest Grade Unidentified Mosasaur Humerus, Ulna and Phalanx Limb Bones in Matrix Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrecious specimen preserved in its natural matrix. Not restored, glued or fabricated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. Rare limb bones of an unidentified mosasaur species. The morphology of the humerus, Ulna and one phalanx can be recognized, in apparent pseudo anatomical connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21619054641265,"sku":"20558","price":842.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0478_a5dc3bc6-3bfb-4d84-8d00-b50202b4edba.JPG?v=1557536645"},{"product_id":"20556-museum-grade-unidentified-mosasaur-partial-paddle-limb-in-matrix-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20556 - Museum Grade 13.77 Inch Unidentified Mosasaur Partial Paddle Limb in Matrix Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrecious specimen preserved in its natural matrix. Not restored, glued or fabricated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. Partial phalanx paddle bones of an unidentified mosasaur species. The morphology of 5 phalanx bones can be recognized, in apparent pseudo anatomical connection. A vertebra is also seen in the same matrix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21619138887793,"sku":"20556","price":2624.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0447_97c9ebac-738b-487a-8ce9-4d4767e9d236.JPG?v=1557537627"},{"product_id":"20767-museum-grade-carinodens-belgicus-mosasaur-partial-left-hemi-jaw-dentary-fossil-for-sale","title":"20767 - Museum Grade 3.09 Inch Carinodens belgicus (Mosasaur) Partial Left Hemi-Jaw Dentary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Unique and extremely rare specimen, the partial left dentary with 3 teeth. The remains of this mosasaur species are extremely rare. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication. Museum Grade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e†\u003cem\u003eCarinodens belgicus,\u003c\/em\u003e Woodward 1891 (mosasaur)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSources: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublications:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchulp, A.S., Jagt, J.W.M. \u0026amp; Fonken, F. , 2004. New material of the mosasaur Carinodens belgicus from the Upper Cretaceous of The Netherlands. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24: 744-747.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA.S. Schulp, N. Bardet \u0026amp; B. Bouya 2009. A new species of the durophagous mosasaur Carinodens (Squamata,Mosasauridae) and additional\u003cbr\u003ematerial of Carinodens belgicus from the Maastrichtian phosphates of Morocco. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw,\u003cbr\u003e88–3, 161-167.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaddumi, H. F. 2009. Fossils of the Harrana Fauna and the Adjacent Areas. Publications of the Eternal River Museum of Natural History, Amman. 324pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery rare mosasaur , only few dentary was founded in 20 years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSources:\u003cspan\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/cgi-bin\/bridge.pl?last_taxon=%%taxon_no%%\u0026amp;quick_search=carinodens\u0026amp;action=quickSearch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Carinodens sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCarinodens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/cgi-bin\/bridge.pl?last_taxon=%%taxon_no%%\u0026amp;quick_search=carinodens\u0026amp;action=quickSearch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Carinodens sp: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e sp : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21622663839857,"sku":"20767","price":2648.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_2578_f5727711-d294-4d1b-a448-de2c8499a407.JPG?v=1557582498"},{"product_id":"20509-museum-grade-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-partial-maxillary-bone-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20509 - Museum Grade 3.35 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Partial Maxillary Bone Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive and unique partial maxillary bone. It is undoubtedly an Museum Grade specimen. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. Not restored or glued. In one of its alveoli, you can see an emerging germ replacement tooth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21623402070129,"sku":"20509","price":1647.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0085_2047d095-d9da-4e36-acc6-3baa1f809940.jpg?v=1557594019"},{"product_id":"20493-museum-grade-complete-lytoloma-elegans-cretaceous-sea-turtle-skull-fossil-for-sale-fossil-for-sale","title":"20493 - Museum Grade 4.65 Inch Complete Unidentified Cretaceous Chelonioid Sea Turtle Jaw","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive complete specimen. It has been carefully prepared, and its level of detail is amazing. It only has tiny fractures that have been glued and filled together. This type of turtle remains in the Cretaceous are very rare. The Ouled Abdoun Basin is one of the richest phosphate basins in this type of remains during the Cretaceous sea-tutles fossil record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003eSince the first study of Moroccan fossil turtles, and the up-dated overview by Lapparent de Broin \u003cspan class=\"fc2\"\u003eof Moroccan fossil turtles, abundant new mate\u003c\/span\u003erial has been obtained from the Maastrichtian to the Ypresian phosphatic basins of Morocco. Phosphate turtles belong to the two major groups of extant turtles: Pleurodira, mostly represented by the fossil Bothremydidae (more than ten Palaeogene different genera), and Cryptodira, represented by a Maastrichtian “Dermochelyidae” indet., and fossil cheloniids:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7a\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003easbacka ouledabdounensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff3 ws79\"\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHirayama, 2002, Thanetian\u003cspan class=\"lsf\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7c\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArgillochelys africana\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; Hirayama, 2008, Ypresian\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand “\u003cspan class=\"ff5\"\u003eEuclastes \u003c\/span\u003egroup” elements, including “\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAff. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7f\"\u003eRhetechelys\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esp\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e” estimated as Maastrichtian in age\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand two Palaeocene species recently attributed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuclastes wielandi\u003c\/em\u003e. We also find in the Early Paleocene the genus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrachyopsemys tingitana\u003c\/em\u003e. A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a suction feeding apparatus uinique among tetrapods (\u003cem\u003eOcepechelon bouyai)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis recently described.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003ePublications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/267958636_A_new_species_of_Tasbacka_Testudines_Cryptodira_Cheloniidae_from_the_Paleocene_of_the_Ouled_Abdoun_phosphate_basin_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Euclastes-acutirostris-nsp-Oulad-Abdoun-Basin-Morocco-Palaeocene-Danian-Thanetian_fig2_248554143\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Argillochelys-africana-n-sp-Holotype-MHNL-20-268373-from-the-Lower-Tertiary-of_fig3_250085695\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/287708165_First_Cretaceous_dermochelyid_turtle_from_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/259867240_A_strange_new_chelonioid_turtle_from_the_Latest_Cretaceous_Phosphates_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e-A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21623617749105,"sku":"20493","price":747.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_9972.jpg?v=1557597288"},{"product_id":"20922-museum-grade-dyrosaurus-phosphaticus-juvenile-complete-skull-fossil-for-sale","title":"20922 - Museum Grade 12.60 Inch Dyrosaurus phosphaticus Juvenile Complete Skull","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrecious juvenile full skull (skull + jaws) of this crocodile species.  It is an exceptional piece due to its youthful size, very difficult to find. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics.  The base of this specimen has been cast in a process of \"mummification\" similar to that carried out in paleontological excavations to recover large specimens on matrix with the least possible damage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived from the upper Cretaceous to the Eocene period, surviving the K-Pg extinction event. Dyrosaurus are linked to pholidosaurids as a clade and are defined as slender-snouted, fish-eating specialists adapted to near-shore marine habitats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dyrosauridae are a group of mostly marine, long jawed, crocodile-like quadrupeds up to 6 metres (20 ft) long. Based on bone tissue evidence, it has been hypothesized that they were slow-growing near-shore marine animals with interlocking closed jaws, able to swim as well as walk on land. External nostrils at the posterior end of its snout and an internal naris in its pterygoid indicated a habit of hunting while swimming with the top of the head above the water, enabling it to breathe while stalking prey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/278817632_A_review_of_Dyrosaurus_phosphaticus_Thomas_1893_Mesoeucrocodylia_Dyrosauridae_from_the_Lower_Eocene_of_North_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e†\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus,\u003c\/em\u003e Pomel 1894 (crocodilian)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParent taxon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosauridae according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Andrade et al. 2011, Barbosa et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Hill et al. 2008, Jouve 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2006, Larsson and Sues 2007, Moody and Buffetaut 1981, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Nopcsa 1928, Pol and Norell 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Sereno et al. 2001, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Zaher et al. 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acherontisuchus, Anthracosuchus, Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Cerrejonisuchus, Chenanisuchus, Congosaurus, Dyrosaurus minor, Guarinisuchus, Hyposaurinae, Hyposaurus, Oceanosuchus, Phosphatosaurinae, Phosphatosaurus, Rhabdognathus, Sabinosuchus, Sokotosuchus, Tilemsisuchus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosaurus maghribensis, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e marine, coastal, paralic, terrestrial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112.6 to 33.9 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Eocene of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Dyrosaurus phosphaticus: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003c\/em\u003e : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21647959097457,"sku":"20922","price":5420.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_3878-3_20.JPG?v=1557945192"},{"product_id":"20959-museum-grade-maroccosuchus-zennaroi-complete-skull-fossil-for-sale","title":"20959 - Museum Grade 14.96 Inch Maroccosuchus zennaroi Complete Skull","description":"\u003cp\u003eAwesome and beautiful full skull of this rare species of crocodile. Museum Grade. It only has some fractures that have been glued and slightly filled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaroccosuchus zennaroi\u003c\/em\u003e is an extinct tomistomine crocodylian from the early Eocene of Morocco. A recent phylogenetic assessment of Tomistoninae determined that M. zennaroi is the basalmost tomistomine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Maroccosuchus-zennaroi-Jonet-Wouters-1977-Holotype-IRSNB-R408-mandible-Couche-1_fig15_262771697\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Maroccosuchus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaroccosuchus zennaroi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Crocodylia: Tomistominae) from the Eocene of Morocco: Phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical implications of the basalmost tomistomine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21654204416113,"sku":"20959","price":5147.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4378_08001467-3a7f-4793-baea-bc752f7208dd.JPG?v=1558038833"},{"product_id":"20958-museum-grade-dyrosaurus-phosphaticus-6-vertebrae-bones-association-fossil-for-sale","title":"20958 - Museum Grade 17.28 Inch Dyrosaurus phosphaticus 6 Vertebrae Bones Association","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive association worthy of museum exposure. \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. All the vertebrae were found articulated in their natural matrix. The enormous neural spines of his vertebrae in this sector indicate the enormous and robust back he had.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e is a genus of extinct crocodylomorph that lived from the upper Cretaceous to the Eocene period, surviving the K-Pg extinction event. Dyrosaurus are linked to pholidosaurids as a clade and are defined as slender-snouted, fish-eating specialists adapted to near-shore marine habitats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dyrosauridae are a group of mostly marine, long jawed, crocodile-like quadrupeds up to 6 metres (20 ft) long. Based on bone tissue evidence, it has been hypothesized that they were slow-growing near-shore marine animals with interlocking closed jaws, able to swim as well as walk on land. External nostrils at the posterior end of its snout and an internal naris in its pterygoid indicated a habit of hunting while swimming with the top of the head above the water, enabling it to breathe while stalking prey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/278817632_A_review_of_Dyrosaurus_phosphaticus_Thomas_1893_Mesoeucrocodylia_Dyrosauridae_from_the_Lower_Eocene_of_North_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA review of Dyrosaurus phosphaticus (Thomas, 1893) (Mesoeucrocodylia; Dyrosauridae) from the Lower Eocene of North Africa.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e†\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus,\u003c\/em\u003e Pomel 1894 (crocodilian)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Loricata - Dyrosauridae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParent taxon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosauridae according to M. Bronzati et al. 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee also Andrade et al. 2011, Barbosa et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Fiorelli and Calvo 2008, Hill et al. 2008, Jouve 2005, Jouve et al. 2008, Jouve et al. 2005, Jouve et al. 2006, Larsson and Sues 2007, Moody and Buffetaut 1981, Nascimento and Zaher 2011, Nopcsa 1928, Pol and Norell 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Sereno et al. 2001, Sereno et al. 2003, Sertich and O'Connor 2014 and Zaher et al. 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister taxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acherontisuchus, Anthracosuchus, Arambourgisuchus, Atlantosuchus, Cerrejonisuchus, Chenanisuchus, Congosaurus, Dyrosaurus minor, Guarinisuchus, Hyposaurinae, Hyposaurus, Oceanosuchus, Phosphatosaurinae, Phosphatosaurus, Rhabdognathus, Sabinosuchus, Sokotosuchus, Tilemsisuchus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtaxa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dyrosaurus maghribensis, Dyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEcology:\u003c\/strong\u003e carnivore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironments:\u003c\/strong\u003e marine, coastal, paralic, terrestrial \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge range:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112.6 to 33.9 Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Eocene of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Cretaceous of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/fossilworks.org\/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo\u0026amp;taxon_no=53372\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Dyrosaurus phosphaticus: Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDyrosaurus phosphaticus\u003c\/em\u003e : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21654242066545,"sku":"20958","price":3747.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4371_ece59b6f-ff92-4dbb-abf7-14e7b701aea0.JPG?v=1558039760"},{"product_id":"copy-of-20556-museum-grade-unidentified-mosasaur-partial-paddle-limb-in-matrix-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20960 - Museum Grade 11.81 Inch Unidentified Mosasaur Almost Complete Paddle Limb Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum Grade. Precious specimen preserved in its natural matrix. Not restored, glued or fabricated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. Almost complete paddle bones of an unidentified mosasaur species. The morphology of 9 phalanx and metacarpals bones can be recognized, in apparent pseudo anatomical connection with the humerus, radius, ulna, ulnare, intermedium, radiale and pisiforme. A mosasaur tooth is also seen in the same matrix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21654276866161,"sku":"20960","price":4250.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4414.JPG?v=1558040677"},{"product_id":"20957-museum-grade-rare-cretaceous-tasbacka-sea-turtle-skull-fossil-for-sale","title":"20957 - Museum Grade 4.19 Inch Rare Paleocene Tasbacka sp (Cheloniidae) Sea Turtle Skull","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e†\u003cem\u003eTasbacka sp\u003c\/em\u003e, Nesov 1986 (sea turtle)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpressive complete skull specimen. It has been carefully prepared, and its level of detail is amazing. This type of turtle remains are very rare. The Ouled Abdoun Basin is one of the richest phosphate basins in this type of remains during the Cretaceous sea-tutles fossil record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003eSince the first study of Moroccan fossil turtles, and the up-dated overview by Lapparent de Broin \u003cspan class=\"fc2\"\u003eof Moroccan fossil turtles, abundant new mate\u003c\/span\u003erial has been obtained from the Maastrichtian to the Ypresian phosphatic basins of Morocco. Phosphate turtles belong to the two major groups of extant turtles: Pleurodira, mostly represented by the fossil Bothremydidae (more than ten Palaeogene different genera), and Cryptodira, represented by a Maastrichtian “Dermochelyidae” indet., and fossil cheloniids:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7a\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003easbacka ouledabdounensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff3 ws79\"\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHirayama, 2002, Thanetian\u003cspan class=\"lsf\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7c\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArgillochelys africana\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; Hirayama, 2008, Ypresian\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand “\u003cspan class=\"ff5\"\u003eEuclastes \u003c\/span\u003egroup” elements, including “\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAff. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7f\"\u003eRhetechelys\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esp\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e” estimated as Maastrichtian in age\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand two Palaeocene species recently attributed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuclastes wielandi\u003c\/em\u003e. We also find in the Early Paleocene the genus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrachyopsemys tingitana\u003c\/em\u003e. A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a suction feeding apparatus uinique among tetrapods (\u003cem\u003eOcepechelon bouyai)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis recently described.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003ePublications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/267958636_A_new_species_of_Tasbacka_Testudines_Cryptodira_Cheloniidae_from_the_Paleocene_of_the_Ouled_Abdoun_phosphate_basin_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Euclastes-acutirostris-nsp-Oulad-Abdoun-Basin-Morocco-Palaeocene-Danian-Thanetian_fig2_248554143\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Argillochelys-africana-n-sp-Holotype-MHNL-20-268373-from-the-Lower-Tertiary-of_fig3_250085695\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/287708165_First_Cretaceous_dermochelyid_turtle_from_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/259867240_A_strange_new_chelonioid_turtle_from_the_Latest_Cretaceous_Phosphates_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e-A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21654538289265,"sku":"20957","price":1874.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4349.JPG?v=1558050453"},{"product_id":"20956-top-rare-euclastes-sp-paleocene-sea-turtle-skull-fossil-for-sale","title":"20956 - Top Rare 4.94 Inch Euclastes sp Paleocene Sea Turtle Skull","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e†\u003cem\u003eEuclastes sp\u003c\/em\u003e, Cope 1870 (sea turtle)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Testudines - Pancheloniida\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003eBeautiful partial skull bone. Top rare specimen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 x1e h18 y8e ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws6f\"\u003eSince the first study of Moroccan fossil turtles, and the up-dated overview by Lapparent de Broin \u003cspan class=\"fc2\"\u003eof Moroccan fossil turtles, abundant new mate\u003c\/span\u003erial has been obtained from the Maastrichtian to the Ypresian phosphatic basins of Morocco. Phosphate turtles belong to the two major groups of extant turtles: Pleurodira, mostly represented by the fossil Bothremydidae (more than ten Palaeogene different genera), and Cryptodira, represented by a Maastrichtian “Dermochelyidae” indet., and fossil cheloniids:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7a\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003easbacka ouledabdounensis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff3 ws79\"\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHirayama, 2002, Thanetian\u003cspan class=\"lsf\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7c\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArgillochelys africana\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eT\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eong \u0026amp; Hirayama, 2008, Ypresian\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand “\u003cspan class=\"ff5\"\u003eEuclastes \u003c\/span\u003egroup” elements, including “\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAff. \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws7f\"\u003eRhetechelys\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003esp\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"_ _0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e” estimated as Maastrichtian in age\u003cspan class=\"fc4\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand two Palaeocene\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003especies recently attributed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuclastes wielandi\u003c\/em\u003e. We also find in the Early Paleocene the genus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrachyopsemys tingitana\u003c\/em\u003e. A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a suction feeding apparatus uinique among tetrapods (\u003cem\u003eOcepechelon bouyai) \u003c\/em\u003eis recently described.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003ePublications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/267958636_A_new_species_of_Tasbacka_Testudines_Cryptodira_Cheloniidae_from_the_Paleocene_of_the_Ouled_Abdoun_phosphate_basin_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eA new species of Tasbacka (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Paleocene of the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Euclastes-acutirostris-nsp-Oulad-Abdoun-Basin-Morocco-Palaeocene-Danian-Thanetian_fig2_248554143\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-Euclastes acutirostris, a new species of littoral turtle (Cryptodira, Cheloniidae) from the Palaeocene phosphates of Morocco (Oulad Abdoun Basin, Danian-Thanetian)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Argillochelys-africana-n-sp-Holotype-MHNL-20-268373-from-the-Lower-Tertiary-of_fig3_250085695\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A new species of Argillochelys (Testudines: Cryptodira: Cheloniidae) from the Ouled Abdoun phosphate basin, Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/287708165_First_Cretaceous_dermochelyid_turtle_from_Africa\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-First Cretaceous dermochelyid turtle from Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/259867240_A_strange_new_chelonioid_turtle_from_the_Latest_Cretaceous_Phosphates_of_Morocco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e-A strange new chelonioid turtle from the Latest Cretaceous Phosphates of Morocco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0063586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e-A Giant Chelonioid Turtle from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco with a Suction Feeding Apparatus Unique among Tetrapods\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t m0 xc h18 y9d ff3 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls0 ws2d\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ff5 ws81\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21654559686769,"sku":"20956","price":1115.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4330_63d30411-1c8a-4c37-a77b-6f0ee8ec3b58.JPG?v=1558051452"},{"product_id":"20576-museum-grade-cretaceous-unidentified-pterosaur-wing-bone-kemkem-beds-fossil-for-sale","title":"20576 - Museum Grade 8.82 Inch Cretaceous Unidentified Pterosaur Azhdarchid? Tibia Bone KemKem Beds","description":"\u003cp\u003e Extremely rare specimen. It is the limb bone of an unidentified pterosaur. It is not currently for sale, it is under study. It is probably a tibia and probably belongs to Azhdarchid pterosaur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/files\/Captura_large.JPG?v=1553543109\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicture: Geological contextualization of North Africa outcrops:  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0195667117302550\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"First report on Cretaceous vertebrates from the Algerian Kem Kem beds. A new procoelous salamander from the Cenomanian, with remarks on African Caudata\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\"First report on Cretaceous vertebrates from the Algerian Kem Kem beds. A new procoelous salamander from the Cenomanian, with remarks on African Caudata\"\u003c\/a\u003e Tannina Alloul \u003cem\u003eet al.\u003c\/em\u003e, 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/files\/Captura2_large.JPG?v=1553543586\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePicture: Geological map and statigraphic section of  KemKem Cretaceous outcrops \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0125786\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Taxonomic Composition and Trophic Structure of the Continental Bony Fish Assemblage from the Early Late Cretaceous of Southeastern Morocco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\"Taxonomic Composition and Trophic Structure of the Continental Bony Fish Assemblage from the Early Late Cretaceous of Southeastern Morocco\" \u003c\/a\u003eCavin L  \u003cem\u003eet al.,\u003c\/em\u003e 2015.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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 vertebrates assemblage lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21654621487217,"sku":"20576","price":8747.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_0812_89c4da2f-16d1-436f-bc79-2ba344734035.JPG?v=1558053278"},{"product_id":"20995-museum-grade-unidentified-mosasaur-complete-paddle-limb-bones-fossil-for-sale","title":"20995 - Museum Grade 23.07 Inch Unidentified Mosasaur Complete Paddle Limb Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseum Grade. Precious specimen preserved in its natural matrix. Not restored, glued or fabricated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. Complete paddle bones of an unidentified mosasaur species (probably \u003cem\u003ePrognathodon anceps\u003c\/em\u003e). The morphology of 19 phalanx and 3 metacarpals bones can be recognized, in apparent pseudo anatomical connection with the humerus, radius, ulna, ulnare, intermedium, radiale and pisiforme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21657539641457,"sku":"20995","price":9847.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4829_e670ff0c-d92a-43ba-b09b-91e3b9d5f7fe.JPG?v=1558119882"},{"product_id":"20341-museum-grade-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebra-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"20341 - Museum Grade 11.65 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebra Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge vertebra of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e . \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has some glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21661886906481,"sku":"20341","price":987.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_8360.jpg?v=1558286818"},{"product_id":"20976-top-huge-mosasaur-prognathodon-anceps-partial-jaw-bone-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20976 - Top Huge 9.69 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Partial Jaw Bone Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis enormous \u003cem\u003ePrognathodon\u003c\/em\u003e teeth are preserved in exceptional way, inside his own jaw bone, one of them displaced from its original position. \u003cspan\u003eThis partial jaw was broken in small sector during the initial collecting efforts but all parts were put back together and there is no restoration and no fabrication.\u003c\/span\u003e The size corresponds without doubt to an adult individual. The tip of the teeth are perfectly preserved and tremendously pointed. The quality of the enamel is very high due to the beautiful range of caramel brilliant hues. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrognathodon Anceps\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY\u003cbr\u003eOrder SQUAMATA Oppell, 1811\u003cbr\u003eFamily MOSASAURIDAE Gervais, 1853\u003cbr\u003eSubfamily MOSASAURINAE Williston, 1897\u003cbr\u003eGenus PROGNATHODON Dollo, 1889\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSources:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll these teeth have subequal buccal and lingual surfaces (with buccal surfaces slightly more inflated), sharp and excavated cutting edges,weakly developed facets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand more or less clearly developed beading of the enamel.The last feature makes a significant difference in relation to teeth of the genus Liodon Agassiz,1846(= \u003cem\u003eLeiodon\u003c\/em\u003e . Owen,1841,non Swainson,1839),which are smooth,including the type material of \u003cem\u003eLeiodon anceps\u003c\/em\u003e Owen, 1845 from the Upper Campanian \u003cem\u003eBelemnitella mucronata\u003c\/em\u003e Zone of Essex, England (Lingham−Soliar1993).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe material described by Arambourg (1952) is in need of revision; it may represent a new mosasaurid taxon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAwaiting this revision, we provisionally denote the Polish and Maastricht specimens as “ Mosasaurus ( Leiodon ) cfr.anceps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/nmgs.nmt.edu\/publications\/guidebooks\/downloads\/56\/56_p0389_p0393.pdf\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/nmgs.nmt.edu\/publications\/guidebooks\/downloads\/56\/56_p0389_p0393.pdf\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/388824\/A_new_species_of_Prognathodon_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_the_Maastrichtian_of_Angola_and_the_affinities_of_the_mosasaur_genus_Liodon\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.academia.edu\/388824\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/388824\/A_new_species_of_Prognathodon_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_the_Maastrichtian_of_Angola_and_the_affinities_of_the_mosasaur_genus_Liodon\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\/A_new_species_of_Prognathodon_Squamata_Mosasauridae_from_the_Maastrichtian_of_Angola_and_the_affinities_of_the_mosasaur_genus_Liodon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/02724634.2011.601714#preview\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/02724634.2011.601714#preview\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosasaurus\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosasaurus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.app.pan.pl\/article\/item\/app48-397.html\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.app.pan.pl\/article\/item\/app48-397.html\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublications:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eBaird, Donald (1986): Halisaurus and Prognathodon, two uncommon Mosasaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey. In: The Mosasaur, Vol. 3, S. 37–45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBardet et al. (2012) A skull fragment of the mosasaurid Prognathodon cf. sectorius from the Late Cretaceous of Navarre (Basque-Cantabrian Region). Bull. Soc. géol. France, 2012, t. 183, no 2, pp. 117-121.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuchy, Marie-Céline; Frey, Eberhard; Wolfgang Stinnesbeck \u0026amp; José Guadalupe López-Oliva (2007): Cranial anatomy of a Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) mosasaur (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from north-east Mexico. In: Revista Mexicana de Ciencas Geológicas Vol. 24, N. 1, S. 89–103.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuffetaut \u0026amp; Bardet (2012) The mosasaurid (Squamata) Prognathodon in the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of the Cotentin Peninsula (Normandy, northwestern France). Bull. Soc. géol. France, 2012, t. 183, no 2, pp. 111-115.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristiansen, Per \u0026amp;. Niels Bonde (2002): A new species of gigantic mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of Israel. In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 (3), S. 629-644.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDortangs, Rudi W.; Schulp, A.; Mulder, E.; Jagt, J. W. M.; H. Peeters \u0026amp; D. de Graaf (2002): A large new mosasaur from the Upper Cretaceous of the Netherlands. In: Geologie en Mijnbouw, 81(1), S. 1-8.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrigoriev (2013) Redescription of Prognathodon lutugini (Squamata, Mosasauridae). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, Vol. 317, No. 3, 2013, рр. 246–261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKass, Michael S. (1999): Prognathodon stadtmanni: (Mosasauridae) a new species from the Mancos Shale (Lower Campanian) of Western Colorado. In: Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah, S. 275–294.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCampanian and Maastrichtian mosasaurid reptiles from central Poland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcin Machalski, John W.M. Jagt, Rudi W. Dortangs, Eric W.A. Mulder, and Andrzej Radwański\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48 (3), 2003: 397-408\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKonishi, T., D. Brinkman, J. A. Massare \u0026amp; M. W. Caldwell (2011) New exceptional specimens of Prognathodon overtoni (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the upper Campanian of Alberta, Canada, and the systematics and ecology of the genus. In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(5), S. 1026-1046.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindgren \u0026amp; Schulp (2010) New material of Prognathodon (Squamata: Mosasauridae), and the mosasaur assemblage of the Maastrichtian of California, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1632-1636. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLingham-Soliar, Theagarten \u0026amp;. Dirk Nolf (1989): The mosasaur Prognathodon (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Belgium. In: Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 59, S. 137-190.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucas, Spencer G.; Ikejiri, Takehito; Maisch, Heather; Thomas Joyce \u0026amp; Gary L. Gianniny (2005): The mosasaur Prognathodon from the Upper Cretaceous Lewis Shale near Durango, Colorado and the distribution of Prognathodon in North America. In: 56th Field Conference Guidebook, Geology of the Chama Basin, S. 389–394.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRussell, D. A. 1967. Systematics and morphology of American mosasaurs (Reptilia, Sauria). Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, Bulletin 23:1–241.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchulp, Anne S.; Michael J. Polcyn; Octávio Mateus; Louis L. Jacobs \u0026amp; Maria Luísa Morais (2008): A new species of Prognathodon (Squamata, Mosasauridae) from the Maastrichtian of Angola, and the affinities of the mosasaur genus Liodon. In: Proceedings of the Second Mosasaur Meeting, S. 1–12.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21662006706289,"sku":"20976","price":1047.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4595_ee5bb48f-7e5e-4956-89ba-6daa708b5eff.JPG?v=1558292269"},{"product_id":"20975-superb-platecarpus-ptychodon-mosasaur-partial-left-hemi-jaw-cretaceous-fossil-for-sale","title":"20975 - Superb 15.31 Inch Platecarpus ptychodon (Mosasaur) Partial Left Hemi-Jaw Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e†\u003cem\u003ePlatecarpus sp\u003c\/em\u003e, Cope 1869 (mosasaur)\u003cbr\u003eReptilia - Squamata - Mosasauridae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBeautiful specimen and rare mosasaur species. It has small glued and filled fractures. Apart from the sharp main teeth, you can also see a replacement germ  tooth emerging under one of the main teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the international market is very common to find \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e rests coming from the phosphate quarries of the Upper Cretaceous of the Ouled Abdoun Basin (Morocco). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis quarries have been exploited since the beginning of the past century. Many sellers that sell this fossils do not make a good precise taxonomic identification work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these sites there are numerous different species of \u003cem\u003eMosasaurus\u003c\/em\u003e described in the enormous assemblage of giant marine reptiles that reigned the seas during the Cretaceous. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main rich levels in these paleontological taxons are in the deeper stratigraphic levels of the sedimentarian filling of the Ouled Abdoun Basin. The age of these correspond to the Maastrichtian stage, 66 million years ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of the research carried out on these marine reptiles from Morocco have been performed by French researchers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext we list the different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e species which have been recognised in the phosphate rocks in North Africa: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen \u0026amp; Bonde, 2002) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cem\u003ePlatecarpus ptychodon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003esystematic paleontology\u003cbr\u003eReptilia Laurenti 1768\u003cbr\u003eSquamata Oppel 1811\u003cbr\u003eMosasauridae Gervais 1853\u003cbr\u003ePlioplatecarpinae Russell 1967\u003cbr\u003ePlatecarpus Cope 1869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlatecarpus ptychodon\u003c\/em\u003e, Arambourg , 1952\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublications:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eARAMBOURG C. 1952. — Les vertébrés fossiles des gisements de phosphates (Maroc – Algérie – Tunisie). Notes et Mémoires du Service géologique du Maroc 92:1-372.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDiagnosis :\u003cbr\u003eSmall teeth with bicarinate higly laterally compressed crowns, subequal lingal and labial surfaces bearing verticals striations that are more numerous on the lingual face and developed only on the two thirds of the crown height. The dental morphology of P.ptychodon is quite distinct from those of other mosasaurids, such that this taxon (which was erected on the basis of isolated teeth only) is provisionally regarded as valid.\u003cbr\u003e12 or 13 teeth on a dentary, 14 on a maxillary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSources:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thefossilforum.com\/index.php?\/topic\/35999-moroccan-mosasaurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21662044061809,"sku":"20975","price":984.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4553_eb1c98b4-6655-4d47-89df-945f7c77cee2.JPG?v=1558293999"},{"product_id":"06928-beautiful-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-partial-vertebra-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"06928 - Beautiful 5.67 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis)  Partial Vertebra Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive partial vertebra of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e . \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has some glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21674065002609,"sku":"06928","price":192.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_4157_968b291f-89b3-4865-9bd2-1143feae4870.jpg?v=1558551018"},{"product_id":"08049-top-quality-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebra-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"08049 - Top Quality 9.21 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebra Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge vertebra of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e . \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has some glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21718858858609,"sku":"8049","price":950.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_3827_e7374441-21a7-4351-8a32-e8dc4324d3cf.jpg?v=1559567321"},{"product_id":"08050-top-quality-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebra-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"08050 - Top Quality 7.44 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebra Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge vertebra of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e . \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has some glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21718864658545,"sku":"08050","price":935.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_3845_d745ae88-8e55-4d6e-979e-34d992c65642.jpg?v=1559567363"},{"product_id":"08051-top-quality-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebra-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"08051 - Top Quality 9.57 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebra Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge vertebra of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e . \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has some glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21718867705969,"sku":"08051","price":955.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_3860_d38f9a57-24a3-4210-a890-354fc8d09117.jpg?v=1559566977"},{"product_id":"08052-top-quality-elasmosaurus-zarafasaura-oceanis-vertebra-bone-fossil-for-sale","title":"08052 - Top Quality 7.13 Inch Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebra Bone","description":"\u003cp\u003eImpressive huge vertebra of this species of \u003cem\u003eElasmosaurus\u003c\/em\u003e . \u003cspan\u003eThis specimen has been stabilized on its surface by Paraloid B-72 to ensure its stability and consistency. This process does not affect neither the color nor any of the characteristics. It simply makes the specimen better preserved in the long term. It has some glued fractures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as \u003cem\u003ePlesiosaurus mauritanicus\u003c\/em\u003e. However, a recent publication by Vincent \u003cem\u003eet al\u003c\/em\u003e, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to \u003cem\u003eZarafasaura oceanis\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can find a link to the scientific paper: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/3509227\/A_NEW_SPECIMEN_OF_THE_ELASMOSAURID_PLESIOSAUR_ZARAFASAURA_OCEANIS_FROM_THE_UPPER_CRETACEOUS_MAASTRICHTIAN_OF_MOROCCO\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zarafasaura Oceanis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eZarafasaura Oceanis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ouled Abdoun Basin (or Khouribga Basin), located in the central sector of Morocco, is an enormous sedimentarian basin represented mostly by a vast filling of phosphate sediments. Apart from having a relevant raw material to be extracted, it has a series of very important paleontological sites in which amazing assemblages from big and small marine vertebrates are present. The basin has a so great continuity in its stratigraphic record that both the Upper Cretaceous as well as the two first epochs of the Paleogene (Paleocene and Eocene) can be studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe main assemblage of vertebrate fossils of the Paleogene sector present there is composed by sharks, fish, turtles, marine snakes, rays, crocodiles, other types of reptiles and even marine birds. In the Cretaceous part we can add Mosasaurs, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext you can visit a link with very interesting information about this sedimentarian basin rich in fossil vertebrates: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ouled_Abdoun_Basin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ouled Abdoun Basin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOuled Abdoun Basin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21718871408753,"sku":"08052","price":930.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/products\/IMG_3878_97abb20e-a396-4b1e-b04e-e9a29931f039.jpg?v=1559567152"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/8089\/collections\/museum.jpg?v=1558024459","url":"https:\/\/www.jurassic-dreams.com\/collections\/reptiles-museum-grade-fossil-for-sale.oembed?page=10","provider":"Jurassic Dreams","version":"1.0","type":"link"}