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Edestus heinrichi morphology and feeding habits - How could it eat ?
Siegchomimus posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hello, I recently acquired an Edestus Heinrichi jaw fragment and wanted to draw an illustration of the animal. But all the images I can find on internet are so weird though.... How could it feed with such a jaw? It's so different from what we see today....From what I have read, it either used it's jaw like scissors or kind of like a hammer (like the sawshark ??) ? Also, how can paleontologist know how to reconstruct such a weird animal, no full skeleton can be found since they are mostly made of cartilage.- 4 replies
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Hello. I recently acquired a fairly high-quality Edestus specimen (9 inches long; with two 'complete' teeth and two partial teeth). Location: Lively Grove, Illinois. However, when it arrived I immediately noticed an artificially added dark-purple colored type of "stain" material that is covering significant parts of several teeth. (Please see attached photos). I know that it's common to glue the entirety of Edestus fossils owing to the materials' fragility, but I've never encountered an additional 'stain' like this. Notably, the enamel looks a bit 'restored' in the areas where the stain is most evident (as the surface clearly changes both color and texture in those areas, particularly near the serrations), but it appears to have dripped down onto otherwise well-preserved sections of the base of several teeth, and/or been added to serration edges that are, I think, authentic.. Can anybody help me to better understand what I'm dealing with here? Any insights are deeply appreciated, Ryan
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Mystery Piece Found Along With Edestus Teeth Illinois Coal Mine Carboniferous
Kurufossils posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi all, this strange piece came with a batch of edestus fossils that were found in a coal mine in Illinois. Have no idea what it could be, the front seems to be coated in black coal mostly while the back has what appears to be ridges. All I know about the location is it was found in a coal mine along with some edestus teeth that is Carboniferous in age. Hoping with some help to get to the bottom of this mystery.- 2 replies
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Been lucky enough to add a few edestus jaws in my collection recently
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