Clidastes sp.
Matrix free vertebra from a large predatory marine reptile. Mosasaurs were the apex predators in the late Cretaceous oceans growing to lengths of over 60 feet. Clidastes was one of the earliest American Mosasaurs to be named. Nice preservation and detail.
Cretaceous, Lower Campanian, Ozan Formation, Taylor Marl.
Ben Franklin, North Sulphur River, Delta County, Texas, USA.
Vertebra : 6 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm.