Large And Genuine Prehistoric Sea Beast Tooth – Plesiosaur

Another gem for our dinosaur lovers! A large fossilised Plesiosaurus tooth found in rock strata, formerly an ancient sea bed in the Western Sahara, Africa. In wooden trunk complete with a dinosaur information card. Plesiosaurs were marine reptiles living approximately 135 million to 120 million years ago – from the Early to the Middle Jurassic Period. The first discovery was in the winter of 1823 by fossil hunter Mary Anning. The name Plesiosaurs means ‘almost lizard’ and it had very sharp teeth and incredibly strong jaws. They weighed approximately 450kg and were about 15 feet long, which means they were twice as long as a modern horse L:3.5 – 4cm