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I'm thinking of buying this tooth. It was listed as "raptor, but looks like theropod indet. to me. Or, it might be one of those teeth that actually are dromaeosaur. What do you guys think? It's about a half inch or 1.2 cm.
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Hey, So I was just reading about radioactivity in fossils and I'm paranoid. I just got a smallish (8 inches, by 6 inches matrix) from the Moroccan phosphate beds. How likely is it to be dangerous? And how best should I store it?
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Wondering if this is a Sauropod partial scapula from the Kem Kem. It is 28cm long and by the looks of it, I do believe it is from a scapula but not sure if it is indeed from a Sauropod or a crocodyliform. Thanks.
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Strange Spinosaurus fossil.
ConnorR posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
First off, this is my first time posting on the forum. So hello everyone! I just got my hands on some Spinosaurus fossils, allegedly from the Kem Kem beds. Both are from a seller in Arizona. One of them is a hand claw, as seen below. I'm not 100% sure that it's from a Spinosaurus, so I hope someone can tell me. But it seems very real. The other specimen, though, has some bizarre properties. I thought it might be fake. But after doing some tests on my own, I'm only more confused. These are the vertebrae that I bought. The first thing you'll notice is that they appear crushed, flattened and distorted. In the last photo, you can see some tool marks on the back of the second vertebra. But I noticed some strange things. Firstly, it makes a hollow-ish sound when tapped. Not the matrix, just the bone. Secondly, the bone has a faint odor that's hard to describe. I did a scratch test with a small pick to see what was up, and it's VERY soft. It's somewhere between 2 and 3 on the Mohs scale. I can't scratch it with my fingernails, but I can scratch it with limestone, producing a fine white powder. I scratched a little deeper to see if the smell was because of paint, but found that it's the same deeper down. The matrix is also fairly soft. I can scrape it easily with a steel tool. Confused, I did an acid test with vinegar to see if maybe it's carbonate or something. It didn't react, but I found that the bone absorbs liquids very slowly, even though it's not porous to the naked eye. And by slow, I mean it takes 20-30 seconds to absorb a drop of liquid. Another strange thing is the coloration. It's mostly white, with orange in some parts. But in the following image, you can see that some of the cracks have a reddish color. Now notice that there are small fossil fish teeth and vertebrae in the matrix. I wanted to see if they had the same properties as the large bones. If they don't, then maybe that would indicate that the Spinosaurus bones are fake. Maybe the matrix is made of crushed rock that just happened to have fish fossils in it? So I did a scratch test on the fish vertebra in the following image to see how hard it was. I found that it has exactly the same properties as the larger bones. It's the same color, it has the same hardness, and it produces the same fine white powder when scratched. The fish vertebra is only 3mm long, and there are many smaller fossil fragments throughout, all with the same strange properties as the large bones. At this point, I'm convinced that it's real, and that it's probably Spinosaurus. But beyond that, everything about this specimen is weird. Does anyone have any ideas about what the deal is here? How could this have formed naturally? What mineral(s) is it made out of? Or if you think it is fake, how do you think it was made? Either way, do you think $500 was a good deal?
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Are there any raptors in the Kem Kem formation? I've seen that I think just about all of the teeth listed as raptor are actually abelisaur. On Wikipedia, it said that Deltadromeus isn't a raptor. I'm confused because I had thought that it was.
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Hi all, Since I have already asked a couple of questions on this forum, and read many old and new topics, it is about time I introduce myself. I am an evolutionary biologist from the Netherlands. Ever since I was a child I have loved dinosaurs (I don't work with them, though). For some reason I think they are even cooler than other giants from the past. I just recently started my little dino collection. I am focusing on teeth from the Kem Kem beds. Thanks to this forum I already learned a little something about identifying the teeth, but there is still a lot to learn. My first goal is to collect at least one nice tooth from all knows or suspected species from the region. Whenever an opportunity presents itself, I also do some collecting on my own. I have a small collection of ammo- and belemnites that I collected in France and some mammalian fossils that I found on the Dutch beach. Thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge!
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Hi guys I've known this piece for like 10 years and the owner finally sold it to me. The size is 10,5 cm and the only original tooth is the middle one... Need some help in the id to understand if it's crocodilian or spino indet.
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Hi guys, I have this croc tooth from the Kem Kem beds and I haven’t been able to identify it, would anyone be able to help? Thanks
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Hi, I'm interested in this fossil that is listed as a Theropod Ilium bone from the Kem Kem (21cm in length). I wanted to ask if there are enough diagnostic features to identify it as belonging to a theropod or does it resemble something from a crocodyliform instead? Thanks!
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3.93in Carcharodontosaurus tooth from the Kem Kem Beds
DardS8Br posted a topic in Member Collections
I have this beautiful 3.93in Carcharodontosaurus tooth from the Kem Kem Beds. There’s some very minor restoration done to the tooth, with just some crack filling to two very small cracks in blade. The tip and serrations are completely intact however, which is absolutely incredible
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Hi everyone! I'm helping a buddy go through and identify a ton of Moroccan stuff he acquired several years ago. There were two large ribs, the first is 10 inches (straight line) an the main part is .75 inches wide. the second is 5.5 inches (straight line) and 1.25 inches wide. I'm fairly certain these are Dinosaur or crocodile, leaning toward dinosaur but I'm not certain which type. Any feedback is greatly appreciated as always!
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From the album: Dard’s fossil purchases
Carcharodontosaurus tooth from Kem Kem Beds. Preserved serrations and I believe the white is root. The tip is also intact. Measures 3.93in in length. -
From the album: Dard’s fossil purchases
Rooted Spinosaur(us) tooth from Kem Kem Beds. Measures 5.55in in length -
Hey all, I acquired a large box of bones from the Kem Kem beds of Morocco. I don’t have information on them besides that. I suspect a large number of these are crocodilian, but there’s an assortment of other things as well. All told there’s probably 60-90 bones in the box, so I’m going to avoid putting too many in a post. All measurements are in inches. set A: set B: set C: set D: set E: Thanks all for any help!
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Any thoughts on what Family of theropod this tooth might represent? It comes from a trusted source and was collected from the Kem Kem near Taouz, Morocco. Thank you for your comments on my previous submission, especially Troodon.
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Hi guys! I found this vertebra on sale, probably caudal, can be spino? There are only these pictures… Thanks!
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Kem Kem tooth repaired?
Adam86cucv posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I was curious if this tooth has been repaired or anything weird. Seems like it might have been broken and glued back together. I'm a bit curious about the shiney look and dark speckles on it. Does it seem like they put a coating on it and the speckles are matrix or miscellaneous 'dirt'? For the price I am offered it at I know it's not going to be perfect. Just wanted to see if anyone saw any red flags or weirdness.
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Just thought I would share the Carcharodontosaurus teeth I currently have. They measure 1.2 inches, 1.8 inches, and 2.7 inches. The largest one luckily has the serrations mostly intact even though the enamel is badly worn.
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Seller says its Kem Kem. I don't think it is, because it looks like a mosasaur, but I don't think there are any Kem Kem mosasaurs. I don't think the matrix looks like Ouled Abdoun either. It looks like Goulmima to me, so am I right that it is a Tethysaurus jaw? Thanks.
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Is this Spinosaurus tooth real? It’s 4.88”
DardS8Br posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Is this Spinosaurus tooth real? I am slightly suspicious of it, but am not experienced enough to tell
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Here is another recent addition to my collection I had to get. On first glance it looked like a spinosaur tooth but I noticed it was laterally compressed, not curved, and no visible serrations, so it has me stumped. Would like to see if someone could ID this for me as is but if I need to remove some matrix I will do so. It is just shy of an inch in length. Edit: Tried to delete the duplicate picture but it doesn’t seem to be working.
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Real Carcharodontosaurus tooth with no repair or restoration?
Kurvinosaurus posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi All! I am new to fossil collecting and I recently bought a Carcharodontosaurus tooth from an online fossil store. I just want to double check with more experienced people to see if the tooth looks real and is as described by the seller. The description said it is from the Kem Kem deposits of Morocco, and has no repair or restoration. The tooth is one and 1/16 inches long. Thank you for your help!
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This is a vertebra I won as part of an online giveaway. I was told that it’s a Spinosaurus vertebra, but I doubt that vertebrae centra are identifiable down to genus level like that. Still, thought I’d post it here in case anyone can narrow it down for me so I can get a more accurate ID. (I will add that although it is difficult to see in the images, both the posterior and anterior ends of the centrum are concave). Thanks!
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'Kem Kem Vertebra Process': What Type of Dinosaur - if it's Authentic?
JamieC7696 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Dear Forum, I bought the following 'fossil' - labelled 'Kem Kem Vertebra Process'. I was wondering whether anyone could identify for me to what type of dinosaur it once belonged (i.e. sauropod, theropod... the more detailed the better!)? Best Regards Jamie
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Here is a tooth I acquired recently acquired. It was mixed in with a bunch of the usual kem kem stuff, gar scales, sawfish barbs, small damaged spino and croc teeth ect. This tooth stood out so I got it and wonder if anyone has any clues? The mesial serrations are smaller than the distal side and they stop about a quarter of the way up the tooth. About 13mm long base is 8 mm from distal to medial and 5 to 6 mm from lingual to labial end.
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