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I got these tiny teeth in some bulk Moroccan stuff, I assumed carchihinid but I saw another dealer has similar larger stuff as Physogaleus secundus. My largest tooth is about 3-5mm Any advice or rescources from the wise heads here is appreciated in advance
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Latest addition to my collection.
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Hi! This is a 19MM rooted theropod tooth from the KemKem group. Sold as an Abelisaurus. But would it be possible to be a Baby rooted Carcharodontosaurus tooth? Not sure.
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Hello, i saw this unidentified reptile jaw from morocco for sale today. Does anyone know to what it once belonged ? The tooth socket is oval and the jaw seems to have had a little lip which now had erodet away. So Spinosaurus maybe ?
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Any Shenanigans on these Starfish?
jikohr posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi everyone! I recently acquired these two at a fossil show at a pretty good price. Thing is, I'm not super familiar with starfish and brittle stars. They're Moroccan so I figured there might be some funny business because, Morocco. I suspect three of the arm ends (in the upper left pic they are the upper right and left and lower right arms) on the starfish and the very tips of the brittle star arms, but if anyone sees anywhere else that might be fake or restored or if those areas look okay it be great if they can point it out. Any insight is appreciated as always!
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Below are three ray tooth plates, all of which are supposed to be from the Ypresian of the Ouled Abdoun Basin in Morocco. It may well be the case that ray tooth plates can't be identified to a genus or species level, but I thought it was worth an attempt. Thanks in advance for any proposed ID's Othniel
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Below is a reptile tooth, from the Ypresian of the Ouled Abdoun Basin in Morocco, that I have been struggling to identify. I suspect it to be a dyrosaurid of some description, but I'm not particularly confident in that statement. The tooth has no serrations, but it does have a ridge on one side, which I attempted to capture in the final image. Thanks in advance for any proposed ID's Othniel
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Please help me to classify species of asaphida(maybe Nileidae?) trilobites plate
syl1219s posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi! I wanna classify about this trilobites plate. It from morocco. I think It is maybe Nileidae? please help me to classify this trilobites genus and species! Size of trilobites is 3.5~6cm.
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I'm a mineral collector rather than a fossil collector, but this gastropod replaced by chalcedony has one foot in each camp. It was labeled (by a mineral dealer) "Turritela fossil snail" with a locality given only as Morocco. It'd like to come a little closer taxonomically if I can. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Edit: Forgot to include its dimensions: 24 mm tall x 15 mm diameter
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An odd new genus and species of Maastrichtian mosasaur: Khinjaria acuta
Jared C posted a topic in Fossil News
Yesterday, Longrich et. al published a new genus from late maastrichtian of morocco. Texas's very own Mike Polcyn is second author on the paper. The paper establishes tribe Selmasaurini to describe the clade consisting of Selmasaurus, Gavialimimus, Goronyosaurus, and now Khinjaria. As you can see - it's an odd mosasaur. It's thought that Plioplatecarpine diversity receded as the Cretaceous ended, so alone on the basis of it's age, Khinjaria is unusual. But, it's also very large for a plioplatecarpine, at 8m (26 feet), and has unusual skull morphology: Short snout, big teeth, and tiny eyes. I'm having trouble getting the paper to open, so I'll just link the wikipedia instead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khinjaria
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Hello, i am interested im buying this mosasaur tooth. It has an interesting enamel structure which i only know from Mosasaurus stelladens. Sadly this are the only pictures of it. Is it maybe one ? Or just a positional tooth ?
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Hi I got this Ceratarges recently. I think it is better match with Ceratarges aries than Ceratarges koumalii. (I got the information from "Van Viersen, Allart & Prescher, Harald. (2011). New species of the lichid trilobite Ceratarges from the Middle Devonian in Morocco. Geologica Belgica. 14. 193-202." ) what do you think about? Seller told me that it from Hamar Laghdad, Alnif.
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Hi! I wanna Know about this trilobite's species. I think it's one of the following species. Cornuproetus cornutus Cornuproetus oudrissensis Diademaproetus issoumourensis Diademaproetus mohamedi what is this?
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Is this Basilosaurus Jaw real?
CFerraioli posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Considering purchasing this item, and the seller had mentioned there were some reconstructions that would naturally have to be done, the question is how likely is it authentic? I find myself not very trustworthy of fossils from Morocco.
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I recently bought this strange Cyphaspis from a French dealer. Due to the great diversity of species in this genus, I have not found anything about the exact species. Can you help me in this case?
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Hi everyone! I was going through a batch of Spinos I got recently and this one stood out. It measures just over 4.5 cm and appears to have a second carina on one side. It reminds me of those really rare pathological therapod teeth I've seen with parallel sets of serrations except it's Spino so the serrations are.....not as prominent. So I figured it would be a good idea to ask for a second opinion before labeling it as that. What do you all think? Any insight is greatly appreciated as always!
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Real or Fake (Drotops megalomanicus) ?
Jacobboom posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
After recent lessons about fake Drotops Armatus, I try to be as cautious as possible when making new purchases. I recently found a really nice double Drotops megalomanicus for sell. To me, it is just too pretty to ignore. But since this is my first time seeing such specimen (two huge Drotops megalomanicus stacking together), I think it is better to ask for options before making the expensive commitment. To me, this looks like a real one because of the white line (silica vein) running across the body. But a draw back is the not so detailed eyes, which seems suspicious. Let me know your opinions!
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Hiya guys! I'd like to ask help for ID. This tooth in matrix is from Akrabou Formation in Goulmima, Morocco, and I would like to know which polycotylid plesiosaur (maybe?) species can match this tooth🧐
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https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/02/360800/dinosaur-fossils-from-cretaceous-period-discovered-near-casablanca A clickbait photo.
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I was fortunate enough to be able to visit Morocco last year in May and tour the wonderful geology of the country. This will be a very short recap of the experience because frankly there are just too many things to share. For starters, the culture is fantastic. Morocco consists primarily of the Berber people and they are some of the friendliest people I've encountered. Very welcoming and ready to share some tea with you. Tea is by far the most common thing you will drink in country. I'm quite certain there were days that I had tea at least 8 separate times, and the tea was fantastic. If you've never had Moroccan tea then you are missing out (the mint tea in particular is wonderful). The cuisine is beyond amazing, and there honestly wasn't anything in country that I didn't like. Trying to replicate some of the foods has been a challenge (my tagine is getting close), but I suppose that just means I'll need to return some day. The country is also very safe throughout. As a solo female traveler, I felt comfortable at all times and was not concerned. However you should know that few people speak English. The most common languages people know are Arabic, French, and Berber, so there was some language barrier but as with most things, it was doable. My arrival to Morocco began in Marrakech where I was met by my guide who drove me out of the city, through the Tizi n'Tichka mountain pass at 2200m in elevation. Eventually we made our way to Tamdahkte and I stayed at a wonderful riad that was (as I would come to find out) quite open air just as most riads and buildings are in Morocco. On the way we stopped at a salt mine and walked through.
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Someone call it Paralejurus spatuliformis and others Paralejurus hamlagdadicus. What is this?
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HI! I think this Austerops looks like Austerops smoothops. But it's eye lens are slightly different from Austerops smoothops eye lens fomula. Is it Austerops smoothops or other species??
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Hi? I think this trilobite looks like Keyserops megaspina. But Keyserops megaspina's genal spine is more longer. So I 'm not sure. Is it Keyserops megaspina? or other species?
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HI? I purchased Ceratonurus from morocco before. I wanna know about species of ceratonurus. But, In google all ceratonurus from moroccos are Ceratonurus sp. What is Species of Ceratonurus from morocco?
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