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Identification of some strange Theopod teeth from Morocco


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Hello,

 

some time ago I bought these 3 theropod teeth from Morocco. I suspect they come from the Kem Kem Formation, but I'm not sure because the colors are sometimes unusual.

Do any of you have any idea what species or groups of dinosaurs we are dealing with here?

 

I first labeled them as Abelisauridae indet., but I'm not sure if that's true, especially for the first tooth.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Tooth 1:

 

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Tooth 2 (very cool colour I think :) ):

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Tooth 3:

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The seller sold these teeth as "Raptor", "Majungasaurus" and "Errachidiasaurus", which of course is not correct. Still, I would be very interested to know what species the teeth come from.

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Addition:

I once counted the denticles per 1mm:

1: outer edge 7/mm; inner edge 4/mm

2: outer edge 3/mm; inner edge 3/mm

3: outer edge 3/mm; inner edge 3/mm

 

Hope this helps :) 

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First the Kem Kem is not a formation but a deposit in southeastern Morocco.  The Kem Kem group is made up of a number of formations depending on where collected.

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There are no theropod teeth from the KKG that you can assign to a genus or species .  Best you can do is to a family level.

Your first tooth is an indeterminate theropod.#3 is an indeterminate abelisaurid not a raptor and #2 may be an indeterminate Carcharodontosaurid but not 100% sure.

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