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2.8" Fossil Theropod Phalange (Toe Bone) - Morocco
This is a 2.8" fossil, unidentified, theropod phalange (toe bone) from the Kem Kem Beds, Morocco. It is in very good condition and represents the second phalange of a toe on the right foot.
The Kem Kem Group is famous for yielding a diverse Late Cretaceous vertebrate assemblage, including fish, reptiles, and dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus. These fossils are found in a thin bed that outcrops around the edge of a large plateau near Taouz, Morocco. Local miners collect these fossils by digging narrow tunnels by hand into this plateau, following the layer.
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
A paper on this assemblage can be found at: Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview
SPECIES
Unidentified Theropod
AGE
LOCATION
Kem Kem Basin, Morocco
FORMATION
Kem Kem Beds
SIZE
2.8" long, 1.5" tall, 1.5" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#116856
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