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I got this Mosasaur tooth and Spinosaurus Tooth but they broke apart (I think they broke during shipping). Should I glue it or leave it like that?

Hey ya'll Today the unexpected happened - I decided that instead of letting my young life waste away in front of a calculus textbook, I should treat my self to a "brief" fossil hunt. I halfheartedly used google maps to find an possible area for some shark teeth (more with the hope of just exploring rather than anything -finding teeth feels like an impossible task here in austin). On arrival, I had no expectations - shark teeth seemed more like a pipe dream, but then instead I found something 100x better. Out in the gravel was what could only be a mosasaur tooth, and I found afossilized bone fragment as well. I'm a bit unsure of the formation I found it on - the USGS pocket map is confusing for the area. If a moderator, or someone who's experienced on the site personally messages me, I can tell them the location for help identifying the formation. I would like an ID on the species of mosasaur, if possible, and also an ID of the bone fragment, if possible. All I could find to measure was a dinged up ruler - the measurements are in inches. (base of the tooth) Here comes the bone fragment next:

I had a few finds at the North Sulphur River Texas yesterday. All the bars were covered in mud so it made for hard hunting. The tiny mosasaur tooth was my favorite find of the day.

Fun morning Northeast Texas hike with a heat index of almost 110 degs by the time I left after lunch. The Tylosaur vert is worn but huge and weighs close to 2 lbs. The Tylosaur jaw section was almost buried as you can tell from the in situ pic. The artifacts were a nice little bonus. I waked in tracks for over half the day so I would love to see what the first guy found.

Went to the North Sulphur River yesterday and found these two amazing mosasaur teeth. Bigger one is 2.25 inches long and the one in the matrix is 1.25 inches long.