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1.1" Fossil Crocodile (Elosuchus) Tooth - Morocco
This is a 1.1" fossil crocodile tooth from the Cretaceous age Kem Kem Beds, Morocco. It is likely this tooth is from a crocodyliform of the genus Elosuchus. This tooth is in good condition.
The Kem Kem Group is famous for yielding a diverse Late Cretaceous vertebrate assemblage, including fish, reptiles, and dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus. These fossils are found in a thin bed that outcrops around the edge of a large plateau near Taouz, Morocco. Local miners collect these fossils by digging narrow tunnels by hand into this plateau, following the layer.
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
SPECIES
Elosuchus sp.
LOCATION
Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Kem Kem Beds
SIZE
1.1" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#109937
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