Plesiosaur Tooth in Matrix - 2.652" chelyabinsk 000 years to the Late

000 years to the Late Pleistocene

3 billion years old

De Natura Fossilium (Textbook of Mineralogy)

which was dislodged during an accidental plane crash in 1945

Above: A selection of NWA 869 specimens

Plesiosaur Tooth in Matrix - 2.652" chelyabinsk 000 years to the LateFeaturing a long, snake like neck and a stout body equipped with slender paddles, Plesiosaurs are one of the most readily identifiable of all ancient marine reptiles. This specimen is a Plesiosaur tooth embedded in matrix. It was recovered from deposits in Morocco and dates to the Late Cretaceous Period. The exposed tooth measures 2. 652". The specimen ships in a sturdy shipping carton. A small information card is also enclosed that also serves as the