0.9" Pterosaur Coloborhynchus Fossil Tooth Upper Cretaceous Morocco COA, Display

Location: Kem Kem Basin, Morocco  Weight: 0.3 Ounces  Dimension: 0.9 Inches Long, 0.3 Inches Wide Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Comes with a free Display. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Upper Cretaceous, 96 Million Years Old  Name: Pterosaur Type: Carnivore Size: 10 to 12 meters in length Pterosaurs, members of the extinct clade Pterosauria, thrived throughout the Mesozoic Era—spanning the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods approximately 228 to 66 million years ago. They represent the earliest vertebrates to achieve powered flight. Their wings consisted of a membrane of skin, muscle, and connective tissues extending from the ankles to an elongated fourth digit. Primitive species featured long, toothed jaws and extended tails, whereas later taxa exhibited reduced tails and, in some cases, complete tooth loss. The bones of pterosaurs were hollow and pneumatized, similar to avian skeletons, which increased muscle attachment surfaces relative to skeleta