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Kem kem croc tooth


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Hi guys, I have this croc tooth from the Kem Kem beds and I haven’t been able to identify it, would anyone be able to help? Thanks :) 

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I'd say that with the facets it kind of reminds me of Elosuchus cherifiensis. But my knowledge on Kem Kem crocodiles is admittedly not the best, and I'm aware there's a multitude of them in that ecosystem. So may be @LordTrilobite@Troodon or @Anomotodon would be better suited to answer this question...

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2 minutes ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said:

I'd say that with the facets it kind of reminds me of Elosuchus cherifiensis. But my knowledge on Kem Kem crocodiles is admittedly not the best, and I'm aware there's a multitude of them in that ecosystem. So may be @LordTrilobite@Troodon or @Anomotodon would be better suited to answer this question...

It does compare well to images of that species online :)  I believe @gigantoraptor also liked his kem Kem crocs

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It seems to fit with Elosuchus, sure. But since this is a fairly small tooth I wouldn't confidently assign this to Elosuchus because there's still a whole lot we don't know about the croc diversity in the Kem Kem Group.

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