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Hey guys, this is my first time posting. I got this fossilized tooth from Morocco the other day and what I want to know is which species it belongs to? Thanks!
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Hi again. I got this tooth and would like to get sure which species it is and which part of the mouth it could be from. Its in the matrix so sadly Im unable to see labial side. Tooth is curving towards so its lingual side if Im right. I marked tooth as A and believe it would be M. beaugei, but facets were bit difficult to see and get in a picture, but I would count 5 or 6. Its medium size and almost dagger shaped, so I think its not robust enough to be M.hoffmanni. I believe tooth marked as B would be M.beaugei with its more prismatic nature and having 5 labial facets. But I noticed that tooth I believe to be M.hoffmanni (3 labial facets) marked as C, has quite strong lingual facets too. Sorry Im not perfect with terminology, but it also has these half edges that I think does not create facet? Bigger M.hoffmanni one only has these half edges. So am I counting these right? Thank you for your answers.
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Hello, I have another mosasaur tooth ID question. This is listed as Mosasaurus beaugei from Kem Kem Morocco, on the small side at just over 4.1 cm. Based on what I recall @Praefectus said, is it possible this is actually a M. hoffmanni? It has very few, prominent facets, which are apparently diagnostic to hoffmanni rather than beaugei? @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Sadly the tooth doesn't seem in the best shape though. Thanks!
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I bought this tooth as Mosasaurus hoffmanni on internet site. Size: 2,32 inch Location: Oued Zem, Morocco Formation: Ouled Abdoun Basin (Phosphate beds) Is it really hoffmanni ? or beaugei ?
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Maastricht Natural History Museum Mosasaur central This charming little museum in a historic city is absolutely worth a visit if you have any interest in the latest Cretaceous and Mosasaurs. The city of Maastricht was founded by the ancient Romans along the Meuse (Mosa in Latin, Maas in Dutch) river. The animals we know as Mosasaurs are named after this river. The great lizard of the Meuse. Near the city are deposits of the latest Cretaceous, the Maastrichtian, which is named after the city. There are several quarries that produce a lot of fossils. In the same procince to the north of Maastricht there is another fossil location that lends it's name to a geologic age. The tiglien, which is during the lower Pleistocene, named after Tegelen. Part of the old roman city wall nearby. This museum also used to house the holotype of the original Mosasaur. Mosasaurus hoffmanni. Sadly it was taken as the spoils of war by Napoleon's army. Today the holotype is located in the Paris Museum of Natural History. So now there is only a cast of the holotype in the museum. This small glass enclosed area in the garden houses the holotype of Prognathodon saturator which is nicknamed Bér. The specimen consists of an mostly complete skull and a partial skeleton and was found near Maastricht. There are a number of articulated thoracic vertebrae, some limb elements and some other loose elements. Along with the mosasaur skeleton there were a lot of shark teeth (Squalicorax and others) found associated with it that suggests that the carcass was scavenged by sharks and other opportunists before being covered. I suggest viewing this on a cloudy day because the reflections on the glass can sometimes make it hard to see as well. Though the main attractions are the Cretaceous and Pleistocene fossils. There are also a few other cool things. An early relative of the Horseshoe Crab. A primitive spider.
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- cretaceous
- hadrosaur
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