Iguanodonfossil Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hi, This is a Liopleurodon (Ferox?) tooth (Lower Oxford Clay,Callovian,Jurassic.Hampton Lakes,P'Boro, Cambs.160 myo.) This was acquired from a professional and then run by another expert for a second opinion. The reason why we have strongly versed with Liopleurodon for this particular specimen is because of it's distinct robust nature and very thick vertical ribbing that tends to "stick out" from the tooth itself (this specimen does have natural feeding wear and a slight repair). - I am terribly sorry for the quality of these photographs, I left most of my lenses at home and had to make do at the time! - For anyone interested in Lower Oxford Clay fossils I highly recommend this book, it also helps with identification when an expert cannot be instantly found -> http://www.palass.org/beta/eps/shop/product/fossils-of-the-oxford-clay/ I hope that people find this interesting anyway! I have had a few private messages asking to see images from my current and past collections of UK fossils, so I hope for now that this will suffice. - Beth (Iguanodonfossil) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thanks for posting, Beth - I learned something from you today! Nice tooth. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Thank you for sharing this with us. 1 _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Wow, Liopleurodon! How big is that tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanodonfossil Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thanks for posting, Beth - I learned something from you today! Nice tooth. Regards, Not a problem! I hope to post more as I go along . Thank you for sharing this with us. Not a problem hope it helps a few people out! Gorgeous! Wow, Liopleurodon! How big is that tooth? The tooth isn't all that big it's 1.3cm straight-line measurement, however this tooth is only the tip section and is missing all of the root and some sections of the tooth itself so roughly if it was all found together we are looking at a 5cm tooth possibly more or a little less. I do believe this to be a posterior tooth so it would sit in the jaw towards the back, in Liopleurodon skulls the back teeth are much smaller then the front in general. But the morphology is the same robust,bulky and vertically ripped which does set it apart from other pliosaurs in the same locality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanodonfossil Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 * I would also like to note that Liopleurodon was not this gigantic behemoth that was shown on walking with dinosaurs and other TV documentaries. Unfortunately back then we did not have a very good idea of the actual size of Liopleurodon. However today we do have a better idea and a better formula to work it all out, the largest known specimen (l.Ferox) was possibly a little over 10 m (33 ft) while a more typical size range would be from 5 to 7 m (16 to 23 ft) on average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Very cool tooth, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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