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GLOB-i-denz (Lat. globus "globe, sphere" + Lat. dens "tooth") (m) named for the rounded globular shape of its teeth, designed for crushing hard-shelled mollusks (more likely ammonites rather than clams or gastropods) and possibly the shells of turtles. Globidens is a fairly small, specialized mosasaur with a short, massive head, and jaws containing bulbous to blunt-tipped teeth with strongly constricted bases and a covering of wrinkles; pterygoid teeth on the palate are absent or very rudimentary (unlike in other mosasaurs, which have functional pterygoid teeth). The vertebrae have weakly developed zygapophyses. The estimated length of an average Globidens would have been about 18-20 ft, with the skull measuring about 19 in. Examples from this species have been found in North America, Africa, Europe, Middle East, and South America . Our specimens were found in Oued Zem , Morocco and they date back to about 65 million years ago.