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Follow up to my previous post on the mosasaur jaw. Wanted to get my prelim IDs seconded on some other finds. I'm thinking mosasaur teeth--any thoughts on species? Left tooth fragment 3cm long, right tooth 4cm long. Tylosaur, platecarpus and clidastes are possibilities. Can any one point me towards diagnostic marks to differentiate? The other piece I interpret to be a rib (2.5 x 1.5 wide, 10 cm long), with many scavenger shark marks on it. Thanks for your input. Found near ladonia fossil park, Fannin Co, Texas. Late cretaceous.
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Species level identification obtained from facet count (3-5 prisms labially; ~5 or indistinguishable lingually). See more information in Rempert et al. 2022 - Occurrence of Mosasaurus hoffmannii Mantell, 1829 (Squamata, Mosasauridae) in the Maastrichtian Phosphates of Morocco.
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
Tooth of Carinodens belgicus-
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@pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon and I wrote a paper on Mosasaurus hoffmannii fossils from the Moroccan Phosphates. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357836567_Occurrence_of_Mosasaurus_hoffmannii_Mantell_1829_Squamata_Mosasauridae_in_the_Maastrichtian_Phosphates_of_Morocco https://www.aaps-journal.org/pdf/JPS.C.22.0001.pdf Abstract: Marginal tooth crowns from the hypercarnivorous marine reptile Mosasaurus hoffmannii Mantell, 1829 are reported for the first time from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) phosphates of Morocco. Fossilized remains of this speci- 7 replies
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
Tooth from the mosasaur Carinodens belgicus.-
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
Carinodens belgicus - The corn-kernel toothed mosasaur.-
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
Tooth from the mosasaur Carinodens belgicus.-
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
Tooth from Carinodens belgicus.-
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
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From the album: Prae's Mosasaurs
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From the album: North Sulphur River
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Prognathodon anceps vs. Prognathodon giganteus: What is the difference?
Praefectus posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
I have been reading up on Moroccan mosasaurs and one point of confusion that I have run into is differentiating teeth from Prognathodon anceps and Prognathodon giganteus. There seems to be a great deal of overlap in their descriptions and occasional contradictions in the scientific literature. The first issue I’ve noticed is that there seems to be a great deal of confusion over what to even call the two species. Leiodon anceps (Owen, 1841-1845) was based on two tooth fragments and a section of jawbone. The genus was renamed Liodon by Agassiz (1846) because the- 10 replies
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Møns Klint fossil reptiles - size comparison chart
The Amateur Paleontologist posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hey everyone - hope you're all doing Just thought I'd share with you guys a chart I made, comparing the sizes of various marine reptile species known from the Maastrichtian chalk of Møns Klint (~70 million years old - Hvidskud Member of the Møns Klint Formation). For now, there are only 3 reptile species known from MK. But who knows, that number might increase now that more in-depth collection and research is taking place over there Anyways... onto the size comparison chart - here it is: Details: The Mosasaurus hoffmannii is known from one very we- 2 replies
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Mosasaur Jaw Fossil?
sportcardconnection posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi everyone, I'm very new to the world of fossil collecting and would appreciate some expert level input on the legitimacy of this mosasaur jaw. I realize there are many fake pieces circulating the market. Does anyone know what something like this is worth? Any assistance would be very helpful. Thank you! -
From the album: Reptiles & Marine Reptiles collection
Genus: Tethysaurus nopscai Locality: Goulmima, Errachidia Province, Morocco Geological Age: Cretaceous (70 MYA) Size: 5" (Jaw Piece)-
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