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Ceratopsian spitter tooth? Isle of wight


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Hi guys found this last week on the Isle of Wight at yaverland, it is barremian from the wessex group, what are your thoughts on it? Dino tooth or deceptively shaped pebble, thanks :) 

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To my untrained eye it does seem like this could indeed be a dinosaur tooth. However, with no other ceratopsian remains having been discovered on the IoW yet (at least, not to my knowledge) I'd be exceptionally weary in calling it such. An interesting case that I'd defer to those more experienced with both dinosaurs and the IoW.

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

To my untrained eye it does seem like this could indeed be a dinosaur tooth. However, with no other ceratopsian remains having been discovered on the IoW yet (at least, not to my knowledge) I'd be exceptionally weary in calling it such. An interesting case that I'd defer to those more experienced with both dinosaurs and the IoW.

its much the same for me i know very little about them:P having had a think about the genus' on the island iguanodon is the only one i can think of that fits the bill, i think @Troodon is our man

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Interesting, does have the appearance of a dinosaur tooth.  Certainly not ceratopsian but could be a fragment of an Iguanodontid tooth.  Possibly like a spitter of an hadrosaur.

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9 hours ago, Troodon said:

Interesting, does have the appearance of a dinosaur tooth.  Certainly not ceratopsian but could be a fragment of an Iguanodontid tooth.  Possibly like a spitter of an hadrosaur.

Thanks :) is there anyone who specialises in Isle of Wight dinos that I could ask? Thanks!

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@Haravex has experience with IoW dinosaur teeth...

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2 hours ago, Alex BC said:

Triceratops tooth?

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they dont occur there but i agree they look similiar :) 

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someone who hunts there frequently has confirmed it as an iguanodon tooth :yay-smiley-1:

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42 minutes ago, Haravex said:

Sorry I'm late but yes this is an iguanodont shed tooth, nice find and congratulations :yay-smiley-1:

Thanks so much :) 

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