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Is this ceratopsian tooth real?


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I purchased this tooth a while back and i’ve always been suspicious about its authenticity, however i’m not sure. it’s advertised from the Hell Creek formation, and said to be a triceratops tooth

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Its a real Ceratopsian tooth called a spitter, a nice one.  No way to determine if its from a Triceratops or another Ceratopsian in the Hell Creek

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Looks like a ceratopsian spitter to me. 

Not sure which genus, though. 

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Tortoise Friend.

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29 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Its a real Ceratopsian tooth called a spitter, a nice one.  No way to determine if its from a Triceratops or another Ceratopsian in the Hell Creek

Should have guessed you'd be here like a shot! :D

I hesitated over the send key icon just a second too long. 

Still, at least I wasn't wrong. 

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Yeah, very real.  These things are not worth copying form a commercial perspective.  They are common enough that it is easier to go find one than to make one. 

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