Description: Phytosaur extinct reptile partial tooth fossil in a great display case!Phytosaurs were from a time before the dinosaurs, over 200 million years ago! This cool tooth partial is just over 1/2" long The fossil was collected on the Chinle Formation in Arizona. Comes in a unique Phytosaur display case and includes a laminated information card. All fossils sold are authentic and one-of-a-kind. No replicas. Phytosaur, heavily armored semiaquatic reptiles found as fossils from the Late Triassic Period (about 229 million to 200 million years ago). Phytosaurs were not dinosaurs; rather both groups were archosaurs, a larger grouping that also includes crocodiles and pterosaurs (flying reptiles). Phytosaurs were able to move about easily on land, and, although they were not ancestral to the crocodiles, they were distantly related and resembled crocodiles in appearance and probably in habits as well. The long, pointed jaws were armed with numerous sharp teeth, and it is probable that the phytosaurs preyed largely upon fishes. Like crocodiles, they had several rows of bony armor embedded in the skin along the back. The nostrils in the phytosaurs were set on a crest high on the skull in front of the eyes; this adaptation allowed them to float just underneath the water’s surface, with only the nostrils protruding above it. PY014
Price: 13.99 USD
Location: Davenport, Iowa
End Time: 2025-01-22T18:37:39.000Z
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