Mtskinner Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Is this a globidens tooth or a croc molar? It was found in southeast Alabama, it's 3/4" across and 1/2" tall. Truth be told...the only reason I kept this piece is because I thought it was a petrified acorn. It's the only one I've seen from my area! Edited December 20, 2014 by Mtskinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Globidens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtskinner Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks T-Rex! I'm assuming this one is Globidens Alabamaensis, since I'm in Alabama? Edited December 20, 2014 by Mtskinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Nice find. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Do crocs or other reptiles even have "molars"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Well I'm not sure you call them molars but in the Hell Creek you have Gator called Brachychampsa that have similar teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 My vote is for Globidens based on the contours of the tooth and on the crenulations of the enameloid. Globidens phosphaticus Bardet & Pereda-Suberbiola, 2005 Near Khouribga, Morocco American Globidens sp. on display at M.A.P.S. show base of tooth crowns Globidens phosphaticus 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtskinner Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys for responding...Maybe molar wasn't the correct term but some gators do have the rounded teeth such as in the picture you posted Troodon. Edited December 20, 2014 by Mtskinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Globidens for sure, a point of ID is the tooth texture and a hole like opening at the tooth crown shown from a Sulphur River sample. Nice rare find----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoc Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) The opening at the end of the crown is not a diagnostic feature. It is caused by biting into something hard in which the pressure causes the end of the tooth to turn to powder. The same feature can found in lots of animals' teeth which have a strong bite and bite into hard things like bone. Edited December 27, 2014 by Paleoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Globidens as you know specilized in a hard shell food source, clams, ammonites, etc. If Globidens was eating, it was crushing and grinding it's food source to get at the good stuff inside. The grinding action causes the end of the crown to have an open appeatance. All the teeth I have found have this feature, I am sure teeth for replacement, un-used, do not ----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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