Name: Sarcosuchus imperator
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Phosphate Beds
Location: Khouribga Basin, Morocco
Size: Skull is 40 inches, total matrix is 49 inches!
Specimen SSS963
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This is one of the most collectible vertebrate fossils we have ever had. It is a fabulous Sarcosuchus imperator(?) skull and vertebrae from the Cretaceous Deposits of Morocco. Sarcosuchus means, "Flesh Crocodile Emperor", and has been nicknamed "SuperCroc". This nearly complete Sarcosuchus skull is HUGE (over THREE FEET LONG!)and almost fully intact. The skull is usually the most delicate part of a skeleton and is the part least likely to be found intact as a fossil. A skull is made from many fragile bones that easily fall apart after death, especially ones this large. This specimen is tightly articulated and wonderfully inflated and 3-dimensional. The skull is so complete, it even has the occipital condyle intact and the remains of almost all of the teeth, which is EXTREMELY RARE! And there are MANY large vertebrae and scutes also preserved! Overall, this is one of the most complete Sarcosuchus skulls ever found in Morocco, which may also even be a new genus or species! This is one fossil that we will simply never be able to replace.
A Certificate of Authenticity from EXTINCTIONS is included with this specimen.
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