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The SG Fossil Cache - My showpiece Plesiosaur jaw


-Andy-

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The plesiosaur has long been one of my favorite prehistoric creatures of all, especially after reading tales of the Loch Ness Monster. I've always wanted a jaw from one, thankfully @StevenJDennis recently scouted this beauty for me from Tucson. I estimate roughly 30% restoration, mainly to the rear portion of the joint(?) and some filler. Also, majority of the teeth have been planted from Zarafasaura oceanis, another elasmosaur. Still, he's earned a spot as one of my showpiece fossils. He measures 17 inches long and 7 inches wide.

Plesiosaur Mandible
Elasmosauridae (Libonectes atlasense Buchy, 2005)
94.3 - 89.3 million years old | Turonian, late Cretaceous
Akrabou Formation
Asfla Village, Goulmima, Errachidia Province, Morocco
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I assume this is an erupting tooth

 

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Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday!

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Wow! That looks awesome!

"Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."
-Romans 14:19

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