Mounted Mosasaur Skull from Late Cretaceous Period

A mounted Mosasaur (Platecarpus ictericus) skull, late Cretaceous Period, Niobrara Formation, Kansas, mounted on a black enamelled metal stand, within a glazed display case. skull 18.50 in. x 18.11 in. x 9.84 in., glazed case 21.85 in. high, 23.62 in. wide, 15.55 in. deep, plinth 18.50 in. x 18.11 in. x 9.84 in. x 39.37 in. x 25.98 in. x 17.91 in. Accompanied by a letter from Russell Crowe stating his ownership. Provenance: Mr Leonardo DiCaprio, Los Angeles. Mr Russell Crowe, Sydney, acquired from the above, December 2008. The fossil relative of the monitor lizard family, which includes the Komodo Drago, the Mosasaur was a giant, serpentine marine reptile, which was prevalent during the Late Cretaceous Period, approximately 65 million years ago. Mosasaurs were formidable hunters, with a double-hinged jaw and a flexible skull enabling them to eat their prey whole. The Niobrara Formation is a geologic formation located in North America that was deposited between 87 and 82 million years ago.