{"product_id":"06963-nicely-preserved-094-inch-globidens-phosphaticus-mosasaur-tooth-on-matrix-cretaceous","title":"06963 - Nicely Preserved 0.94 Inch Globidens phosphaticus (Mosasaur) Tooth on Matrix Cretaceous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nice unbroken specimen preserved in its natural phosphatic 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: Ouled Abdoun Basin\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\u003eThe Fossil Forum - Moroccan Mosasaurs - General Fossil Discussion\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-The North African Mosasaur Globidens phosphaticus from the Maastrichtian of Angola\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-A New Species of Globidens from Morocco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Insights into the anatomy and functional morphology of durophagous mosasaurines (Squamata: Mosasauridae)\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\u003eGlobidens sp : Fossilworks (Paleobiology Database)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jurassic Dreams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53759400935736,"sku":"zbs1794154894541","price":34.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/7212\/0888\/files\/06963---nicely-preserved-094-inch-globidens-phosphaticus-mosasaur-tooth-on-matri_1.jpg?v=1794154899","url":"https:\/\/starseamclad.shop\/products\/06963-nicely-preserved-094-inch-globidens-phosphaticus-mosasaur-tooth-on-matrix-cretaceous","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}