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Hi all, At the local market yesterday I bought these 4 teeth (in total for a very low price). All 4 are said to come from Morocco, but the seller didn't say the exact location. But I suppose that they are either from Kem Kem or Khouribga. Anyways I would just like your opinion on them (what species, 100% original or slightly reconstructed, anything I could do to "improve" them, etc). Thanks in advance! Best regards, Max Tooth #1: sold as a spinosaur tooth (so I suppose it's from Kem Kem).
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Hi guys going through my deep box of Kem Kem bits is this. I guess it’s croc, maybe Elosuchus? @Jesuslover340 @LordTrilobite @Troodon
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Mysterious bones of Kem Kem - Morocco?
Seguidora-de-Isis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Good morning to everyone at TFF! In my box with Kem Kem fossils, I'm posting here 3 more mysterious fossils. Any help is welcome! My thanks to all who can help me! ============================================ ============================================ Bone Nº 01 Size: 26 mm ============================================ ============================================ Bone Nº 02 Size: 17 mm ============================================ ============================================ Bone Nº 03 Size: 23 mm @Troodon @LordTrilobite -
I bought this vertebra a while back from our favourite auction site. Initially I bought it just because it looked like a nice vertebra, and I didn't think much of it. But when I had the real fossil in my hands I noticed that it's quite bizarre. I've never seen anything like it. So far everyone I've asked was stumped as well (though some suggested it might be croc). So I was wondering if someone here maybe had an idea. @Troodon maybe? It's a fairly nice centrum of a caudal vertebra, as the bottom does show some worn articulation surfaces for a chevron. And even though the neural arch is mostly missing, there doesn't seem to be an attachment for a lateral process. So I'm guessing it's pretty far down the tail of the animal. Though not as far down the tail since there is a chevron attachment. Now, there are mainly two weird aspects this vertebra has. For a caudal vertebra, the neural canal is really wide. The neural canal is also excavated a little into the centrum so that both the front and back of the centrum that gives it sort of "ears" on the top of the articulation surface. Then there is a kind of pinched area on the sides of the centrum. Looking at the sides of the centrum, the bottom middle is a lot wider than in the area dead centre. Here there the centrum is laterally pinched, making this area as thin as the neural canal is wide. So the centrum is maybe a centimeter thick in this area. Then immediately above it where a subtle shadow can be seen just below where the neural arch starts there is a wide horizontal bulge, making it the widest part of the vertebra right above the thinnest part. Any ideas?
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Found this interesting little bone in among some scrap Kem Kem bones. At first the shape struck me as suggesting a digit of some sort, just wondered whether any further ID might be possible? (Or maybe its not a digit at all?)
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Hi A couple of weeks ago I aquired some random bone fossils from the Kem Kem beds in southeast Morocco. Among these fossils was also this small, incomplete (dino? crocodile?) vert. I was wondering if it is possible to ID it. The width is about 13cm (5,1 inch) and the height is about 6cm (2.4inch). Taking pictures that show the complex geometry is quite tricky... I hope the pics work for you. As you can see there is some repair. However, as far as I can see all fragments belong to this vertebra (no creative reconstructions).
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Was hoping to get a little help narrowing down an ID for two strange teeth from the Kem Kem Beds. I have no idea what the first might belong to, but wondering if the second might be some sort of serrated croc tooth? Hope the pictures are clear enough. The first tooth measures a tad over 9mm and serrations are 3 per mm. This second one is 14mm with 2.5 serrations per mm. Both teeth look to be complete, minus the root.
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Ok so after doing a lot of buying collecting and digging in the Kem kem area of morocco I have some nice finds that I could use help identifying if that is ok first one to post is a vert unsure of its species though and ultimately did not buy as was expensive but would love to know the rest of the fossils I own need cleaning before taking pictures but when that is done will post here if that is ok with you good folks.
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Frankentooth or are these teeth real?
Seguidora-de-Isis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I have some doubts about this lot of Moroccan of teeth fossils. All opinions are welcome, and I thank you! Fossil Nº. 01 - Peyeria lybica fossil teeth (kem kem) It's real? I do not know if it has already been described scientifically ... How should I label this in my collection? ============================================================ Fossil Nº. 02 - Ceratodus fossil teeth (kem kem) It's real? I do not know if it has already been described scientifically ... How should I label this in my collection? ============================================================ Fossil Nº. 03 - Pterosaur Coloborhynchus fossil teeth (kem kem) It's real?
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Braincase of a bony fish.
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Distal caudal vertebra of a Spinosaur. This is from the very end of the tail. It's position is likely close to vertebra 40. The neural canal is quite wide and the centrum is laterally pinched in the middle.
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Looking for Kem Kem foot/toe bones and claws - need your help!
Flx posted a topic in Member-to-Member Fossil Trades
Hi For some time, I am working on a composite of a juvenile Spinosaurus foot. Currently, it is about 65% complete. Finding bones that are a good match in terms of size/geometry is quite tricky. More specifically, I am looking for the following Spinosaurus material that comes from the Kem Kem beds in Morocco: - 3 phalanges with a length between 50mm and 70mm (2 inch to 2.75 inch)- One foot claw with a length of about 70mm to 90mm (2.75 inch to 3.5 inch) - The metatarsal at the backside of the foot (digit I), about 60mm long (2.4 inch) - The reduced digit V, about 90mm long (3.5 inch) In return, I can offer interesting dinosaur material from the Cretaceous and Jurrasic including teeth, metatarsals, vertebrae etc. I know that this request is probably a long shot. However, I noticed that there are several more fossil enthusiasts who collect material from the Kem Kem. Maybe you can help me with that. -
Left postorbital of a large crocodile. There are also small fragments of the frontal and squamosal attached to it.
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Spinosaurus Vertebrae
FossilSloth posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I don't know much (well, anything) about dinosaurs (I mostly just deal with trilobites) but I came across this and it looks fairly interesting, and the price is right for an impulse buy. What do you all think of it? It's from Kem Kem. It's 3.4 inches in length.
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Alanqa Saharica Pterosaur Beak Piece?
talon22 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi everyone. I was searching online and on ebay i saw a listing for an Alanqa Pterosaur beak piece (dentary bone) from the Kem Kem. It is 0.81" long and wanted to know if this is the real deal or if it is fake/ incorrect id. Thanks.
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Hi all, I've this Pterosaur tooth, the seller said that it is Coloborhynchus moroccensis. I did a search on google and noticed that most Coloborhynchus teeth do not look like this and none had any facets. Wondering if the Genus can be pinpointed? Thanks! Jojo
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Hi Below please find some pictures of bone fossil from the Kem Kem beds in Morocco. I am not quite sure what I am looking at... I think it may be from a dino (sauropod phalanges?) or crocodile. Any ideas?
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Partial hip of a turtle.
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Hi I recently acquired a "pile" of 10 bone fossils/fragments from Morocco. It was sort of a surprise paket since I didn't know what I am buying exactly. However, what I received looks extremly interesting to me. For a start, I would like to show one of the big ones. Thank you for your time and your thoughts. This is the information I received from the seller (not the same person that found the fossils so it is potentially inaccurate or wrong): - Found in Kem Kem fossil beds in Eastern Morocco near the border with Algeria - Cenomanian Some observations: - The bone seems to be fossilized and is quite heavy - The ends of the bone are broken off and missing unfortunately - The bone is HUGE! Ok, lets attach some pictures now... Bone Nr. 1
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Hi. I have some more bones you can probably help me with. They are from Kem Kem in Morocoo near the border to Algeria. According to the seller they have been found in the same spot (within a few m^2). I am pretty sure the two on the left are metatarsals. Please let me know what you think.
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Spinosaurus Tooth?
Seguidora-de-Isis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Good morning to everyone! Please, is this Spinosaurus tooth 100% authentic or is it just mounted with several teeth? Every opinion is welcome! Thank you!
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Lot with Pterosaur's wings?
Seguidora-de-Isis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Good morning to everyone. :-) Could some bones of this lot be Pterosaur's wing? Any tips on positioning them in the wing? -
Dear fossil preparation experts, I recently acquired a series of articulated vertebrae of a Mosasaur in it's original matrix. The fossil is coming from Kem Kem region in Morocco. My goal is not to extract the fossil bone from the matrix. This would be quite difficult due to the fragility of the specimen. Instead, I would like to clean up the matrix to make it look nicer. Now, my problem is the following: In some areas the matrix is quite dense and hard. In some other areas it is extremely brittle (almost like sand). I would like to use this original matrix-sand to repair the matrix in some spots. I was thinking about mixing the sand with liquid (water? glue?) to get a material that I can use for re-modelling the damaged matrix. Does someone have a good recipe for that? Thank you.
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Dubious Kem Kem 'Spinosaurus' Tooth
TXV24 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi, I've noticed a lot of talk about the different issues with theropod teeth that originate from the Kem Kem beds on this board, and it reminded me that I had a 'Spinosaurus' tooth in my collection. I bought it when I was a kid, and obviously didn't question it's legitimacy or ID in any way. But now that I'm older and have a lot more experience I noticed some features of the tooth that I find slightly dubious. Firstly is the size, it's small, only around 3cm which doesn't compare to some of the enormous teeth in the dentition of Spinosaurus that I've seen. Secondly is the presence of sandy matrix material around the base of the crown which as I've read on here can indicate restoration, and to me looks quite strange. I was wondering if anyone could help confirm if the tooth does appear to be from a Spinosaurid and whether or not it has been restored/composited in anyway. Thanks, Theo
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Picked up this odd little theropod tooth from Kem Kem today. Not sure what it is, the only tooth I've ever seen share these qualities is a Torvosaur Anterior tooth. It's round, only has serrations on distal side. The mesial side is devoid of serrations (not from wear) The tooth is about 3/4" long.
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