1.1" Cretaceous Pycnodont (Phacodus) Tooth Plate - Morocco

This is a 1.1" long fossil tooth plate of th Pycnodont, Phacodus sp., collected from the phosphate deposits of Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco. It is still preserved within the sandstone that it was found in.

It comes from the phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco. These deposits are mined for phosphate, one of Moroccos biggest exports. The fossils are collected as a byproduct of the mining operations, saving them from certain destruction by the rock crusher.

Comes with an acrylic stand.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Phacodus sp.
LOCATION
Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Phosphate Deposits
SIZE
1.1" tooth plate in 3 x 2.5" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#156447
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