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Rooted mosasaur tooth morocco + bird bone


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This is a rooted Liodon anceps mosasaur tooth from morocco and a bird bone from morocco.

The mosasaur tooth is from a trusted seller that I have bought from before. But the bird is from a different seller.

 

So is the mosasaur tooth real and is the bird bone also real?

 

 

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These photos aren't good enough to make a determination.

Please leave the sellers reputations out of the conversation. We do not discuss the sellers, good or bad.

It has no bearing on the fossils themselves.  Let's keep the discussion focused on the fossils.  ;)

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There is not enough "bird" bone there for anyone to assign it to a genus. That fact lone sends up a big, red flag.

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The mosasaur tooth looks to be without restoration, but more pictures are needed for identification. Appears to be either Prognathodon sp. (=Leiodon anceps) or Eremiasaurus heterodontus depending on total size and crown base length. 

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I agree with Trevor as concerns the mosasaur tooth: looks to be a natural specimen without restoration.  Considering the minimal curvature, double carina and anastomosing enamel near the tip, I'd be inclined to call it Prognathodon sp., however...

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