20445 - Top Quality 1.36 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Halisaurus arambourgi Nunavut collections)

Nunavut collections)

but not its neural spine and transverse processes

perfectly preserved

Pharostomatidae

20445 - Top Quality 1.36 Inch Partially Rooted Elasmosaur (Zarafasaura oceanis) Tooth Halisaurus arambourgi Nunavut collections)It is a well preserved tooth. The color of its enamel varies between tones of cream and brown. It has some glued fractures. Elasmosaurus teeth from the Upper Cretaceous from the Oulad Abdoun Basin are relatively more scarce than the Mosasaurus. This huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as Plesiosaurus