JohnBrewer Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 This jaw bone fragment and the teeth were found in Kem Kem. I bought the lot for £5 from a reputable dealer who bought while at Kem Kem. Sadly he wouldn't part with the long thin bones in the box about 4mm X 100mm. I'm working on it! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnBrewer Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Teeth The teeth don't have any serrations. Thanks John John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I would lean toward the jaw sections being Croc and believe it's going to be difficult to ID it to a species. The teeth look like pterosaur and are sold as Siroccopteryx but I would ID them has Anhanguerid indet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thank you Trooden, I knew you would chime in on the teeth I did wonder if they belonged to something airborne. The bones in the box looked avian. I'm going to try and pry them from the seller but he's reluctant to part company with them. At the moment. I thought croc on the jaw too. Thanks again. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Nice find! I would of jumped on them too for 5 quid. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Thank you Troodon, the seller did say pterosaurid but I wanted a tooth expert like yourself to look at them. John Edited June 19, 2016 by JohnBrewer John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHyatt Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Is one of the teeth hollow? That is interesting, since I know that as reptiles evolved into birds, teeth were lost to save weight. Hollow teeth would be in intermediate weight-sparing adaptation for pterosaur. Info: Craig Hyatt, retired software/electrical engineer Experience: Beginner, fossil hunting less than a year Location: Eagle Pass, TX USA on the border with Mexico, hot dry desert Formation: Escondido, Marine, Upper Cretaceous Materials: Sandstone, Mudstone, Shale, Chert, Chalk Typical: Thalassinoides, Sphenodiscus, Exogyra, Inoceramus Reference: http://txfossils.com/Txfossils.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 I'm not sure Craig. The other teeth may have been preserved internally or are full of the Moroccan sand. I know nothing about teeth John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigHyatt Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I'm not sure Craig. The other teeth may have been preserved internally or are full of the Moroccan sand. I know nothing about teeth OK. It looked to me like the one right under "8cm" was hollow. Just a shadow, I suppose. Info: Craig Hyatt, retired software/electrical engineer Experience: Beginner, fossil hunting less than a year Location: Eagle Pass, TX USA on the border with Mexico, hot dry desert Formation: Escondido, Marine, Upper Cretaceous Materials: Sandstone, Mudstone, Shale, Chert, Chalk Typical: Thalassinoides, Sphenodiscus, Exogyra, Inoceramus Reference: http://txfossils.com/Txfossils.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 OK. It looked to me like the one right under "8cm" was hollow. Just a shadow, I suppose. No you are right, it is hollow but I'm not sure if it's lack of preservation or the others have a ton of Sahara in them. 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Great finds for a 5 pound box! But jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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