Guguita2104 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I bought this Allossaurus claw, but I have not idea if it is real or a fake. It came from Kem-Kem,K'sar-es-Souk Provinz,Taouz, Morocco.Could someone help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) When I click on your image it does not open up to see an enlargement. What I see in the smaller image is a tooth not a claw from a Spinosaurus sp. but I need to see a better image. Edited July 15, 2015 by Troodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 What Troodon said. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 It is a real tooth but not a claw _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 (edited) Thanks for all the info! However there is another photo of the Spinossaurus tooth ( ). Edited July 15, 2015 by Guguita2104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 It is a Spinosaurus aegyptiacus tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Thanks for all the info! However there is another photo from the Allosaurus tooth ( ). 20150715_1324381.jpg Not Allosarus, Spinosaurus. "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...
LordTrilobite Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Real tooth, but it loosk like it was repaired in the middle of the crown. Possibly the tip was salvaged from a different tooth. In any case, there is definitely some glue in there. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Loadsa Spinosaurus teeth available here. Spinosaurus must have had an awful lot of teeth and there must have been countless thousands of them wandering about. Did they loose teeth and replace them, like sharks? I guess they must have. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Yes dinosaurs replaced their teeth like sharks but not has often. Typically most theropods like Spino had a replacement tooth growing under the erupted tooth. Breakage happened quite often while enjoying dinner. Edited July 16, 2015 by Troodon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not very much enjoying dinner if your teeth break off. What about other, non theropod dinos? And Ichthyosaurs, pleasiosaurs, pterosaurs etc. ? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I don't know but I'm sure others on this forum do. My guess Pterosaurs replaced their teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not very much enjoying dinner if your teeth break off. What about other, non theropod dinos? And Ichthyosaurs, pleasiosaurs, pterosaurs etc. ? Continuous tooth replacement seems in general to be a reptile trait; even the toothed birds did it. 1 "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...
Fitch1979 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Real tooth, but it loosk like it was repaired in the middle of the crown. Possibly the tip was salvaged from a different tooth. In any case, there is definitely some glue in there. I second that! Root is piece of bone from *something* it is not a real root imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) Continuous tooth replacement seems in general to be a reptile trait; even the toothed birds did it. My son did it too for a while...my daughters too, now that I think of it... Edited July 16, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilgrove Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Composite Spinosaurus tooth,{two different teeth glued together } Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Current saltwater crocodiles are forever losing teeth and growing replacements, I used to work on a crocodile farm here in Western Australia and we used to find lots of teeth lying around the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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