Location: Ozan Formation, Fannin County, Texas
Weight: 1.7 Ounces
Dimensions: 1.4 Inches Long, 1.3 Inches Wide, 0.9 Inches Thick
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100 - 66 Million Years old, Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian Epoch.
Name: Mosasaurus
Named By: Dollo - 1889.
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Depending upon the species, Mosasaur could range between 6 to possibly just under 14 meters in length.
Known locations: Fossil locations suggest a worldwide distribution, but are especially well-known from Europe and North America.
Time period: Campanian to Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.
Mosasaurs represent the largest lizards known to have existed, reaching nearly 60 feet in length with skulls measuring up to 6 feet. These formidable marine reptiles were adapted for life entirely in the sea, featuring elongated, muscular bodies with tails and limbs specialized for swimming. Their movement involved undulating their bodies in a snake-like fashion, using a finned tail for propulsion and small webbed feet for steering. They thrived during the late Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 96 to 65 million years ago. As carnivores, their diet included fish, sea urchins, turtles, and shellfish. Coexisting with dinosaurs, mosasaurs became extinct during the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction.
Please be aware of the nature of fossils:
Being buried under the ground for millions of years under tons of pressure tends to be rough. No fossil comes out of the ground whole and perfect. Most fossils have undergone some restoration, while others are altered by man simply to enhance their presentation in different ways. The workers in the United States do a very professional job of unearthing and preserving these natural treasures; however, commonly, natural cracks are visible on the surface. These are part of the natural beauty of the fossil and are not considered defects.
