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From the album: Permian
An amphibian tooth from the Early Permian of OK (Wellington Fm.). They can be differentiated from similar Actinopterygian teeth by the lack of a conical acrodin cap (translucent tip), no "S" curvature, and basal creases which terminate well before the apex. The exact ID is uncertain, but it could be something like Trimerorhachis. -
From the album: Permian
A "lucky break" in a Labyrinthodont tooth (likely Temnospondyl amphibian) still embedded in matrix reveals the intricate labyrinth of plicidentine. -
From the album: Permian
A serendipitous natural break in a labyrinthodont tooth nicely displays the enamel in-foldings which give this class of amphibians their name. ^https://aaronrhleblanc.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/dental-origami-the-elegant-shapes-of-folded-dentine/
