Huge Mosasaur Tooth in Matrix druzy Rancho La Brea has one

Rancho La Brea has one of the world’s largest collections of fossil birds

The frequent occurrence of specimens in low-oxygen shale deposits points to an ability to tolerate dysoxic conditions

Age: Pleistocene (<400k years)

The deposit would become covered with water

As formidable as the sperm whale was

Huge Mosasaur Tooth in Matrix druzy Rancho La Brea has oneFantastic specimen for any collector! Mosasaur tooth approx. 2. 25" long x 1. 5" wide. Matrix approx. 4" x 3. 25" About 80 million years ago, there were large creatures that lived in the ocean called Mosasaurs. These "marine lizards" were powerful swimmers; air breathing predators that once dominated the seas. Mosasaurs are considered one of the Great Marine Reptiles that ruled the oceans during the Cretaceous period. Luckily for us, all Great Marine