Argochampsa krebsi
Order Crocodylia, Superfamily Gavialoidea
Geological Time: Early Paleocene
Size: (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 260 mm long, 90 mm wide (back of skull) on a 285 mm by 110 mm matrix
Fossil Site: Oued Zem, Khouribga Plateau, Morocco
Code: MT371
Price: $1250.00 - sold
 Description:
This is a fine example of a skull from the gavial-like crocodilian
Argochampsa krebsi. This fine specimen comes from the phosphate
mine region of the Khouribga Plateau of Morocco. One of the suppliers
of this material described for me the mad scramble that ensues
when a section of wall is dynamited. The locals move in swiftly,
collecting the fossils exposed before the earth moving equipment
arrives. Pieces such as this are the result of those efforts. Argochampsa
was first described in 2004; since then, more material of the postcranial
skeleton has been found, giving us a better understanding of this
marine taxon. |
