Bradley Flynn Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Hi! I am busy going through a collection at a museum. This fossil is unidentified, any ideas. Only have these two pics, might get more tomorrow. I have no details on the specimen, but I'm guessing this specimen is from the Karoo supergroup and Permian in age. Hoping somebody will recognize it, but any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 I find some matches.... but I don't want to believe it or say it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 We'll likely need better pictures of the chewing surfaces on the teeth. Looking straight at them, from above. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Will have better pics and scale tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 @Fossildude19 found another pic, but not the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 And another section of jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Bradley Flynn said: the Karoo supergroup and Permian in age. I know absolutely nothing about Permian fossils, but I am curious. Do you have measurements ? What has teeth like this..... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 I'm not as familiar with the Permian fauna. But the Karoo basin is known for it's large therapsid vertebrates. While those teeth seem to have been broken off, it kinda looks like there might be a cutting edge on either side of the teeth. In which case it could belong to a predator. A gorgonopsid perhaps? Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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