Description
Consider what had to happen for this specimen to exist. Mosasaurs ruled Cretaceous seas for 23 million years — massive predatory lizards (not dinosaurs) up to 17 meters long, with double-hinged jaws that could swallow large prey whole. This tooth, still embedded in jaw matrix, is from the latest Cretaceous (~70 million years ago). These animals and the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct simultaneously in the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.
This specimen originates from Khouribga Province, Morocco, one of the world’s most significant localities for this type of material. Collectors and scientists have drawn from this region for generations, and for good reason: the combination of geological conditions here produces specimens of exceptional quality and clarity.
Every specimen is unique. Photographs approximate the visual experience, but the real thing — its weight, its luster under a raking light, the way it catches the corner of your eye — can only be experienced directly.
