The discovery is not only significant for understanding Carinodens acrodon itself but also provides a broader perspective on the evolution of marine ecosystems during the Maastrichtian age.

Measuring between 2 and 3 meters in length, the sea creature is believed to have lived in Morocco during the latest Maastrichtian age of the Cretaceous period, approximately 67 million years ago.

Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) to Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian); North and South America, Europe, North Africa, Middle East and India. This group evolved directly from Holectypus with the ...