New Members Rhysand4rch Posted August 18 New Members Share Posted August 18 (edited) I went to a crystal festival today and a few stalls had fossils so I bought one! it was labelled "Mosasaurus, upper Cretaceous, Khouribga, Morocco" It's really neat and I like it a lot, but just wanted to see if anyone could tell me 1, is it actually a mosasaur? and 2, what are all the fragments? I know next to nothing about actual fossil identification so any help is much appreciated! if you want any closer images of a specific part of it just tell me Edited August 18 by Rhysand4rch repeat image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Yes it is a mosasaur tooth. Some of the white bits are fish bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3gal0don_M4n Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 1. I believe it is Mosasaur, Prognathodon to be precise. 2. I see a bit of a vertebra and a chunk of bone. I have a similar piece from Khourigba with vertebrae and bone chunks. The bone chunk cannot be identified and vertebrae I do not have much knowledge on. I would guess fish, shark or Ray of some form. “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Rhysand4rch Posted August 18 Author New Members Share Posted August 18 18 minutes ago, M3gal0don_M4n said: 1. I believe it is Mosasaur, Prognathodon to be precise. 2. I see a bit of a vertebra and a chunk of bone. I have a similar piece from Khourigba with vertebrae and bone chunks. The bone chunk cannot be identified and vertebrae I do not have much knowledge on. I would guess fish, shark or Ray of some form. you mean the piece right next to the tip of the tooth? idk how i didnt see before but it absolutely does look like a vertebra! thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Rhysand4rch Posted August 19 Author New Members Share Posted August 19 I'm working on removing the matrix and here's the progress! I got the matrix wet and have been using a metal pick tool (it's meant for blackhead removal but I have multiple and it's long and easy to hold. I've also used it before to remove matrix from crystals. mostly from a chunk of selenite my brother found on the ground in Coober peedy) and a small cheap makeup brush to get at it and have been really enjoying the process 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3gal0don_M4n Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Wow! Thats great! Good job. “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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