07591 - Top Rare 1.72 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Pathologically Deformed Basilosaurus Jaws Well preserved specimen

Well preserved specimen

Sister taxa: Cimolichthys

there is still a lot to be discovered about this ground dwelling herbivore

McIntosh 1990

During the Upper Cretaceous the north of Africa was a humid region close to the Sea of Tetis

07591 - Top Rare 1.72 Inch Mosasaur (Prognathodon anceps) Tooth Pathologically Deformed Basilosaurus Jaws Well preserved specimenImpressive rare pathologically deformed Prognathodon tooth in its natural matrix. Finding paleontological examples of pathologies preserved in the fossil record is extremely rare. This factor makes these specimens much more valuable for collectors. The pathological deformations in mosasaurs and in this place are not common. Still to this day there has been no study to analyze the possible causes of the pathologies suffered by some mosasaur species in