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Hi everyone, I have a theropod teeth that I need help identifying. This tooth first came from a reseller from Morocco in 2019 (before Talsint teeth flooded the market). He promises this came from a Boulmane digger, and calls it a Jurassic tooth. Irregardless of whether this is a Jurassic tooth or not, the reseller is reliable when it comes to locality I have tried identifying this tooth but all my best guess is that it's a Megalosauridae indet. Here are its info: CH: 26.1 mm CBL: 13.7 mm CBW: 8 mm Distal denticle count: 13/5mm on mid line Mesial denticle count: 17.5/5mm on mid line Unique trait 1: Well visible transverse undulations Unique trait 2: Mesial carina ends well above the cervix. Even accounting for the worn tip, it's half the length of the distal carina Unique trait 3: Distal denticles significantly larger than mesial ones (DSDI > 1.2) I read "The distribution of dental features in non-avian theropod dinosaurs: Taxonomic potential, degree of homoplasy, and major evolutionary trends" but I am still unable to confidently assign a theropod family to this tooth. The lack of locality data from Boulmane further hurts the ID. Here are some of the relevant pages I highlighted from the paper: Regarding denticle size: Regarding the mesial carina terminating above the cervix: Regarding the transverse undulations: A compilation of features about my tooth and the potential IDs for it: If you have any insight regarding my tooth, I would love to hear it. Thank you