3.7" Crushing Mosasaur (Igdamanosaurus) Premaxilla - Morocco

Crushing Mosasaur (Igdamanosaurus) Premaxilla - Morocco #260364

This is a 3.7" long premaxilla section with teeth of the "crushing mosasaur", Igdamanosaurus aegyptiacus, formerly Globidens) collected from the famous phosphate deposits in the Oulad Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The preservation of the premaxilla bone is outstanding, though the teeth in the jaw are composites.

This jaw is accompanied by an acrylic display stand.

Igdamanosaurus (formerly called Globidens) had semi-spherical, acorn-shaped teeth rather than the pointed teeth of most Mosasaurs. These rounded teeth were best suited for crushing tough armored prey like small turtles, ammonites, nautili, and bivalves.

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

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