Description: This is a real Globidens Mosasaur tooth from Morocco.The tooth is over 1/2" x 1/2".Globidens Mosasaurs were a dinosaur age marine reptile.Globidens Mosasaur teeth were rounded to crush and eat shelled and armored prey!Fossil comes in unique display case and includes a laminated information card.Includes a Mosasaurus skeleton toy. TOY COMES UNASSEMBLED. Pictures of assembled toy to show what it looks like once put together. The toy can come apart and be put back together. When put together, the toy is about 8" long and 2" tall.This toy is not suitable for children under five years old because of small parts. All fossils sold are authentic fossils, no replicas. Globidens Mosasaur Globidens (meaning "Globe teeth") is an extinct genus of mosasaur lizard classified as part of the Globidensini tribe in the Mosasaurinae subfamily. Globidens alabamaensis was the first species of Globidens described, in a publication by Charles W. Gilmore (1912). It is used as the type specimen for Globidens. Globidens belongs to the family Mosasauridae, which consists of several genera of predatory marine reptiles prevalent during the Late Cretaceous. Specimens of Globidens have been discovered in Syria, North America, Morocco, Angola, and Indonesia. Among mosasaurs, Globidens is probably most well-known for its highly rounded, globe-like teeth. Globidens was a relatively medium sized mosasaur, with G. dakotensis measuring 16 ft long. It was similar in appearance to other mosasaurs (streamlined body with flippers, a laterally flattened tail and powerful jaws). The teeth of Globidens differed from those of other mosasaurs in being globular, giving rise to its generic name. Most mosasaurs had sharp teeth evolved to grab soft, slippery prey like fish and squid, which in some later species were modified to rend flesh as well. While many other mosasaurs were capable of crushing the shells of ammonites, none were as specialized for dealing with armored prey as Globidens. Globidens had semispherical teeth with rounded points suited for crushing tough armored prey such as small turtles, ammonites, nautili, and bivalves. Like its larger relative, Mosasaurus, Globidens had a robustly built skull with tightly-articulating jaws that played a large role in the animal’s ability to penetrate the armor. GM011
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