First ever fossil! Is it actually a mosasaur and what are the fragments?

[Rhysand4rch]

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
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[val horn]

Yes it is a mosasaur tooth.   Some of the white bits are fish bones.

[M3gal0don_M4n]

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.

[Rhysand4rch]

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

[Rhysand4rch]

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

 

[M3gal0don_M4n]

Wow! Thats great! Good job.