Firs Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 This skull was found in a local southwestern USA rock shop; the owner of the shop knew nothing, and the skull was on consignment. I attempted to contact the original seller to find more details (such as where they got it), but no one returned my calls. Length of skull: 53 cm Width of skull at maximum: 17 cm (back of skull) Width of skull at minimum: 4 cm (across narrow part of snout) Height of skull at maximum: 14 cm The two large fenestrae above the orbital fenestrae measure between 9.5 to 10 cm Teeth measure between 1 and 2 cm each. I suspect it's an Eosuchian, but cannot yet identify the skull to the genus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firs Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 View of the top of the skull, showing the large supratemporal fenestrae: they are uneven, with the left side fenestra being a bit larger than the right one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I suspect it's a fake 1 7 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Looks like Moroccan handiwork, and absolutely not what a crocodile from the phosphates is supposed to look like. I'd say 100% fake. 1 4 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Agree, pretty bad artistry from Morocco, one of the worst around. Nothing like a crocodile should look like. Real one: checkout the detail, number of openings, sutures separating the different elements 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 The teeth might be real (and they look like mosasaur teeth instead of croc teeth) but I'd be surprised if any of that skull was real. Pretty bad fake. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 terrible Moroccosuchus sculpture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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