Pliosaur Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Hi, Everyone I recently received a nice tooth and got it identified by Dr. Adam Smith (marine paleontologist) as possibly coming from the Weymouth Bay Pliosaur. The tooth is from Kimmeridge Clay, Weymouth Bay, Dorset and is 35mm. One side of the tooth is smooth sided and is slightly triangular in cross section. Any thoughts or opinions? Best Wishes, Gabriel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 I will add a picture with a comparison/ruler if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 It certainly looks like a pliosaur tooth at any rate. I couldn't say if it's from THE Weymouth Bay Pliosaur though. Did it come with a certificate of sorts? As far as I know, loose teeth are found there every once in a while in the cliffs and on the beach. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Are Liopleurodon fossils known from the Kimmeridge clay or are they only found in the Oxford Clay area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 The teeth is Jurassic era and and is from a reputable UK seller, I was told by the seller that it was a Liopleurodon tooth. Thought and opinions? Gabriel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Recent research has shown that claims that Pliosaurs from the upper Jurassic may be Liopleurodon is not tenable. The true representatives of this genera are to be found in the middle Jurassic, particularly the Callovian (of the Oxford Clay Formation in England) 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks Ludwigia!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Are Liopleurodon remains found in the Kimeridge clay, Weymouth bay Dorset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 What's a "marine paleontologist"? I have never heard of that specialty. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 A paleontologist that specializes in the study of prehistoric marine reptiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 *SPEECHLESS* Why isn't this stuff in in Australia?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Dinoboy123 you need to go to central Queensland around Richmond the material is a little younger being cretaceous but its where I picked up my avatar. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I see some similarities with an Icthyosaur tooth. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hi, Everyone I just thought these teeth look similar to the one I have. Picture of Pliosaurus Kevani teeth, from Weymouth, Dorset UK Warm Wishes, Gabriel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Just because yours is somewhat similar it doesn't mean that it came from the same creature.or even the same species... Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted December 8, 2014 Author Share Posted December 8, 2014 Pliosaurus macromerus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I'd leave it at Pliosaurus sp. until you find a paleontologist who may be able to tell you definitely which species it's from, which is no easy task, especially without the exact stratigraphic and pinpoint site information. I once found a Plesiosaurus vertebra and could say exactly where it was found and in which layer, but the experts couldn't do any better than suggesting the Family. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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