FOSSIL SAWFISH ROSTRUM SPINE - 95 million years old - Morocco
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SAWFISH ROSTRUM SPINE
95 million years old
Onchosaurus numidus
Kem-Kem basin, Morocco
Fossil sawfish rostrum spine from the famous Kem Kem Basin in Southeast Morocco. Onchosaurus is an extinct sawfish with a rostrum with spines that are barbed (unlike the spines on sawfish living today).
There has been a repair, which is very common with these fossils - only rarely are they complete. Presented in a plastic display box.
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Size: approx. 8 x 5.5 x 2 centimetres (size of box)
Weight: 31 grams (including box)