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I believe I have made quite well with collecting Moroccan mosasaurs, so I wish to set my eyes for new goals. And first US mosasaur material is already heading its way. I have been hoping to learn more about American mosasaurs in general and also basic tooth characteristic of more common species. Only one Im relatively familiar with is Tylosaurus proriger. With Platecarpus tympaniticus only by few articles. I managed to find information about most formations where material seem to come from, but not Ozan fm. What species were present besides Tylosaurus proriger? Thanks for replies.
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Most of the prep work was done on the other side of this jaw. It was pretty much covered in matrix. I spent ~6 hours today on this piece, and at least 20 hours in the past. Though I made mistakes, I'm pleased with the result of my first serious prep job! Before: After:
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New Paper on mosasaur tooth histology and character terminology
Praefectus posted a topic in Fossil News
https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php/VAMP/article/view/29372
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I have this specimen. Listed this in the Fabrication section. I was told that these are platecarpus vertebrae from the Niobrara Chalk, in Kansas. are these mosasaur? thank you!
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Are these platecarpus vertebra fake?
JojoMozza posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi there, I purchased these from a dealer and was working if this is genuine. If anyone can help me, it would be much appreciated :D. The dealer said that it is an articulate set of Platecarpus vertebra from the Niobrara Chalk, in Kansas. I will attach more photos below Thank you!
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Hi guys, I have recently acquired this Mosasauroid partial jaw. Seller claimed it is a juvenile Mosasaur. He acknowledged that some of the teeth may have been reattached. But he didnt know which, he got it from his supplier like this. And upon further questioning, he also admited that he is not absolutely sure about the genus. He speculated juvenile Mosasaur due to its size, but i dont think a smaller genus of Mosasaur, like Halisaurus, Tethysaurus or Platecarpus, is out of the picture. Please help me identify the genus of this Mosasuroid and the location of this jaw (dentary or mandible, left or right). If you would be so kind, please also point out to me, which teeth are wrongly attached, or maybe, composite. (The 3 red arrows are the teeth that felt quite real) Thanks. Edit: Almost forgot, seller claimed it came from a Phosphate deposit at Khourigba, Morocco.
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Amazing Mosasaur jaw I found in then North Sullphur River
FossilAddicted1991 posted a topic in Member Collections
I decided to brave the heat and go hunting in the north Sulphur river after two huge rises and did it pay off I found a lot of good finds but the find of the day was the lower half of the left dentrey of what I believe is a Platecarpus. I knew right away what it was when I walked up on it and said a bad word.
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Hi! Ive just noticed that many people says different things when it comes to the time when platecarpus Lived. Many would say "84-81" million years ago, but some said it even lived till 73 million years ago. What would you consider is the correct answer?
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Ahoi. Another marine tetrapod. To be perfectly clear, This is a commercially bought Model which I changed to my ideas.Like my marine sloth and most of my dino- and other saurian ,models, but not my whales. I ordered the model from geoworld because some of the line had been quite nice. When I first saw it I didn´t think I could make something for my collection out of it. Tried it anyway. Because of the size in my chosen scale of 1/20 I decided to model it on Platecarpus, although I don´t claim to be accurate to even genus level. It´s just the medium sized Mosasaur to go with my whales and other seacritters. The flippers may need further detailwork. But for now I am content with the result. The base is a recent tuna vert by the way. Aloha!
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I'm considering purchasing this platecarpus jaw. The only thing is......I'm not sure its platecarpus at all. It certainly looks mosasaur to me, but something about the spacing between the teeth seems off.....maybe halisaurus? The jaw is 8.66 inches long, it's from morocco (ouled abdoun basin), and it's currently labeled as platecarpus ptychodon. any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Platecarpus ptychodon jaw
Fossil'n'Roll posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I found this yesterday listed as a 10.7" Platecarpus ptychodon jaw section. Everything looks fine to me, but I want to be sure it's 100% real and not composited before deciding whether or not to buy it. The price seems surprisingly low for a jaw section of this size.
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Tooth of a mosasaur.
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Tooth of a mosasaur. Found together with a shark and Zarafasaura tooth.
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Hi all, I have a set of three lovely reptilian teeth from Barbour and Russell Counties of Alabama that I need help identifying. First up, the large mosasaur tooth. The size and general shape of this points to Tylosaurus, Second, the smaller mosasaur tooth. The size and shape points either to Platecarpus or Clidastes propython. I can't decide. Third, the croc. As far as I know, Deinosuchus and Bottosaurus are the only crocs from this area. The tooth looks like Bottosaurus to me. I'm unfamiliar with teeth from this locality, so I'd appreciate any help in getting them identified.
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Just want to get some expertise opinions on this particular tooth since Moroccan Mosasaur teeth are some of the hardest thing to ID. I have had this tooth for quite a while now and have assumed it to be a Beaugei tooth specimen due to it's facetted nature which I assume whether correctly or not, that it's a key feature of this specie. Though I can't be so sure although, I have always assumed that a Platecarpus teeth specimens have always been small like the ones in the picture below: But it doesn't mean that a Platecarpus won't grow into a large size thus their teeth will also grow, but I have never seen large mosasaur teeth with striation like the smaller specimens in the picture above, so it makes me wonder if the Platecarpus once they grow and their teeth enlarge, do the striations change into facetted feature like the large tooth that I assumed to be a Beaugei? Any expert input or opinions would be appreciated to shine light on my specimen so I can label it correctly with enough information. Thx
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From the album: Platecarpus start to finish
Platecarpus ptychodon skull finished. (Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1954), Oued Zem, Morocco, Cretaceous: 146-65 MYO© Seth Sorensen
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From the album: Platecarpus start to finish
Platecarpus ptychodon skull finished. (Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1954), Oued Zem, Morocco, Cretaceous: 146-65 MYO© Seth Sorensen
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Hey guys, right now I'm out in Western Kansas doing some hunting. I thought I'd share with you a picture of my work today: It was hard to take a picture in the sun. Came in almost one piece cracked on the way to the car but should be easily repairable. Here is the other dent. to this specimen: -Kris (KansasFossilHunter)
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From the album: Articulated Platecarpus Skull
Articulated Platecarpus skull from Northern Africa Phosphates. 3 Feet long. The skull was so well articulated that rather than doing a 3D mount we left it as it was and mounted it vertical on a stand.© © Seth Sorensen
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From the album: Articulated Platecarpus Skull
Articulated Platecarpus skull from Northern Africa Phosphates. 3 Feet long. The skull was so well articulated that rather than doing a 3D mount we left it as it was and mounted it vertical on a stand.© © Seth Sorensen
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From the album: Reptile Fossils
Platecarpus ptychodon Arambourg 1954 The tooth of a mosasaur. Location: Khouribga, Morocco Age: Maastrichtian, Upper Cretaceous© © Olof Moleman
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