Cretaceous Period, 67-65 million years B.P. An exceptionally large and spectacular fossil Mosasaur dinosaur skull on matrix showing both sides of both upper and lower jaws, with dentition; the main skullpressed during fossilisation and thus fragmented but well preserved; the reverse of the matrix with applied plaster reinforcement. 164 kg, 140 x 100 cm (55 x 39 1/4 in."). From the phosphate beds, Oved Zem, Morocco. From an East Anglian, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by AIAD certificate no.10930-180710. The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. found worldwide, theypeted with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions ]Condition Report: Fine condition.