PaoloF Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Hello friends! I found this piece of Prognathodon anceps jaw for sale. Do you think is real? I appreciate your comments! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Better pictures would be needed, but this is likely to have had the teeth composited onto the jaw. 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...
LordTrilobite Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Agreed. Bigger more detailed photos are required to make proper judgement. The bone itself is real but the teeth could well have been composited. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 As others have said, the jaw bone is real, but from these small images, it's hard to see how the teeth fit in with the specimen. There are some suspicious colour differences, and some conveniently located bits of dirt that may indicate the teeth having been added. 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloF Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 Dear Friends, thank you so much for your kind feedback. Enclosed the best pictures I obtained for that piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Everything is real but the crowns have been added ( composited ). Maybe even the root on the right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Troodon said: Everything is real but the crowns have been added ( composited ). Maybe even the root on the right My thoughts exactly. You can tell by the layer of sand between the tooth crowns and their roots... 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Yeah that looks very much composited. The teeth most likely do not belong with the actual jaw. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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