22428 - Museum Grade Association 4 Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebrae Bones Cambropallas Punillaspis

Punillaspis

HALISAURUS MARSH

Usually appears in the association of Maastrictian vertebrates of the Ouled Abdoun Basin

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

South of Morocco

22428 - Museum Grade Association 4 Elasmosaurus (Zarafasaura oceanis) Vertebrae Bones Cambropallas PunillaspisImpressive natural association of four huge vertebrae of this species of Elasmosaurus. This huge and famous marine reptile is characterized by its long and stylized neck. Its morphology enabled it being a very specialized marine predator. Until 2011, this taxon was classified as Plesiosaurus mauritanicus. However, a recent publication by Vincent et al, 2011, does a revision on this species and decides to rename it to Zarafasaura oceanis. Next you can