World's Best Preserved Mosasaur Fossil (IMAGE)

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

World's Best Preserved Mosasaur Fossil

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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's mosasaur fossil contains four slabs, which make up a virtually complete, 20-foot specimen. Pictured here is the skull portion of the specimen.

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Courtesy of the Dinosaur Institute, NHM

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