Weird (deformed?) Phytosaur tooth from New Mexico

[Crowmagnon]

Hello,

 

I just wondered if anyone has seen something like this before.

This tooth is from the Redonda formation, in Quay Co., NM. 

It measures 34mm long, and has a misplaced 8mm ridge of serrations, in addition to the two main edges that most teeth of this type have.

[Praefectus]

Cool! I have not seen one like that before. I believe that is a pathology. Amazing find!

[westcoast]

Very nice quirky find. Its interesting to think how a mutation like this may in some cases lead to new species or families if it supplied an advantage. Not in this case however, this is probably unique.

[Guns]

that is a very unique tooth! great find! 

[StevenJD]

I have a couple phytosaur teeth from the Bull Canyon Formation of Quay County, New Mexico, with three carinae.  Here's a photo of one of them.

[Crowmagnon]

14 hours ago, StevenJD said:

I have a couple phytosaur teeth from the Bull Canyon Formation of Quay County, New Mexico, with three carinae.  Here's a photo of one of them.

Neat!  That looks like a big one too.

[Cowboy Paleontologist]

I looked through my phytosaur material and didn't find anything like it.