Fossilised Mosasaur Tooth on Matrix

Fossilised Mosasaur Tooth on Matrix

A genuine fossilised Mosasaur tooth on matrix made of composite stone. See below for more information!

They make amazing cheap gifts for children and collectors, and make a nice display object.

The stone matrix of the piece is likely to be a composite. What this means is, it is not the original stone the fossil teeth are found in, but has been constructed.

These pieces may have been repaired, too - look at the end of the tooth pictured and you can see a slight crack. The reason these teeth are repaired and set into a matrix is to give unusable broken teeth a new 'lease on life'.

We realise that this ruins some of the 'magic' of the fossil. However, we don't believe in offering items for sale without revealing everything we know about them!

The pictures you see here are representative of the products and are usually not the exact item you will receive. Where various grades are available we do try to photograph each grade - but some photographs are still on their way!

A life reconstruction of Mosasaurus feeding on a juvenile abelisaurid. Image courtesy of Jonagold2000 via Wikimedia Commons.