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Globidens or Brachychampsa Tooth?


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I found this a while back amidst the red-zone in the Ozan. I'm not sure whether to label it as Globidens sp. or Brachychampsa sp. I'm leaning towards Globidens sp. but would like to know what y'all thought. @JohnJ

Apologies in advance about the scale switching back and forth got distracted whilst photographing.

Top view (scale in mm):

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What looks like feeding wear on the (lingual?) side (scale in inches):

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Feeding wear (within red indicator line)

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labial? side: 

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Basal:

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Thanks in advance,

 

- James

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James, see if you can clean the 'underside' a bit more and get another sharp image.

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I don't see any detail where the enamel would be that would even suggest Globidens.  If it is a tooth, it may be too worn for an ID at the genus level.

 

 

 

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@Al Dente I think you're right. Thanks for the input.

 

@MarcoSr thanks for weighing in. The shape had me convinced.

 

@JohnJ Here you go. Not seeing any enamel detail but it is very suggestive. Thanks for taking a look!

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@siteseer Thanks for your input. The preservation is a little different in the Ozan from where these were collected, but I agree. I thought it was similar enough in shape to warrant further investigation.

 

I think pareidolia got the better of me :DOH:. Here's some Brachychampsa teeth from an online retailer that had me thinking I may have the same thing.

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I don't see anything that definitively identifies this as a tooth; but I probably would have brought it home for microscopic inspection too.

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