Abbie Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Hello all. I am looking to buy my first fossil, and found this Spinosauridae tooth for sale online. No repair or restoration work was listed but I would love a second opinion. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Welcome to the Forum. A gentle reminder that we do not discuss dealers in any way, shape, or form, here on the Forum. Any discussion should only be about the fossils themselves. 1 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...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 That being said, this tooth looks typical of Moroccan spinosaurid teeth for sale, it is probably a juvenile due to the size. There appears to be evidence of feeding wear on the apex of the enamel. I'm not seeing any red flags. @Troodon might be able to help a bit. This probably comes from Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, Morocco - making it Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian, ~98–92.5ma old. ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Welcome to the forum. Looks fairly tidy, there is a slim chance there might be a repair of a crack near the tip as you can see the same faint line on both sides. That isn't really anything to worry about and is very common as is the tooth. So my advice is check the size of it as they can vary massively (this looks probs a few inches?), have a look around at others to get an idea of a reasonable price for that size and make sure you are happy. Have a search on here of Spinosaurus teeth and you will find lots of topics to give you and idea of good and bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbie Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, IsaacTheFossilMan said: That being said, this tooth looks typical of Moroccan spinosaurid teeth for sale, it is probably a juvenile due to the size. There appears to be evidence of feeding wear on the apex of the enamel. I'm not seeing any red flags. @Troodon might be able to help a bit. This probably comes from Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, Morocco - making it Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian, ~98–92.5ma old. Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbie Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, mr.cheese said: Welcome to the forum. Looks fairly tidy, there is a slim chance there might be a repair of a crack near the tip as you can see the same faint line on both sides. That isn't really anything to worry about and is very common as is the tooth. So my advice is check the size of it as they can vary massively (this looks probs a few inches?), have a look around at others to get an idea of a reasonable price for that size and make sure you are happy. Have a search on here of Spinosaurus teeth and you will find lots of topics to give you and idea of good and bad! Thank you for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Just now, Abbie said: Thank you for the advice! no worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 nice one, my opinion is, that a not-restored or only a littlelittlebit-restored one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Yep a Spinosaurid from the Kem Kem Group. The very tip appears missing and some matrix has been added to round it off otherwise very nice tooth. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phos_01 Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Hello, Yes this tooth is real with partly rooth, no repairs apart from some filler. Overal nice tooth. These are pretty common in this size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Tooth looks nice and real, something to add and its a really odd situation in Morocco some of the main dealers add matrix and glue to the tips even if all they have is natural feeding wear or wear facet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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