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From the album: Texas Cenomanian (Cretaceous)
Jaw with two teeth, cf. Goniopholididae Cenomanian Texas I initially assumed this jaw to be fish, but after failing to find any matching fish, I sent Mike Polcyn photos for his opinion too. He forwarded the photos to some colleagues who stopped their ID at reptelia indet. With the kickstarter of reptile, I got to work making comparisons to reptile micros from birds and crocs. Literature on both from the cenomanian is extremely absent, and most occurrences of cenomanian bird/croc teeth are just recorded but not described. After ruling out bird, I gravitated to crocs. The wide fluting on my tooth compared to the typical fluting/striations on croc teeth (and the absence of carinae) made it hard to find good matches, but I eventually found some good fits with early cretaceous occurrences of isolated, undescribed Goniopholidid teeth from Spain and Wyoming. Thus, final ID: Likely a juvenile Goniopholidid. This makes in interesting addition to my awareness of the diversity in the Eagle Ford formation.- 1 comment
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A new and beautifully preserved Crocodyliform from the Upper Morrison Formation of Wyoming. Amphicotylus milesi A new goniopholidid from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, USA: novel insight into aquatic adaptation toward modern crocodylians | Royal Society Open Science (royalsocietypublishing.org)
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