FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I've collected a few dinosaur teeth specimens and I would like this community's input on whether or not they are real. You can view the teeth here: http://imgur.com/a/JZRCf I would love any input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 42 minutes ago, FosselDumbDumb said: I've collected a few dinosaur teeth specimens and I would like this community's input on whether or not they are real. You can view the teeth here: http://imgur.com/a/JZRCf I would love any input! I would like to add that the Carcharodontosaurus-saharicus tooth and the Elasmosaur tooth both came from Morocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yup all of those look real. Though due to the fragmantary nature of that Triceratops frill piece, it's hard to say for sure that it's indeed a piece of frill. I'd also like to add that since that Elasmosaur tooth is from Morocco. It's likely Zarafasaura oceanis. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 The teeth all look pretty legit to me. well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I agree with the others all real. If you want us to have a better look at that frill section post it here. I also would add that the Hell Creek Formation appears to have multiple Ceratopsian in it so to call your tooth Triceratops is not totaly accurate but many do. It's a Ceratopsian tooth since you cannot tell them apart. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosselDumbDumb Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Thank you all SO much!!!! You guys are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I agree with all... the piece of frill looks legit. Even smallpieces of ceratopsian frill can be identified as such by their general thinness, constant thickness (i.e. parallel top and bottom), and by blood and nerve grooves on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 1 hour ago, jpc said: I agree with all... the piece of frill looks legit. Even smallpieces of ceratopsian frill can be identified as such by their general thinness, constant thickness (i.e. parallel top and bottom), and by blood and nerve grooves on the surface. Yes, good observations. re frill. Its easy to identify an obvious piece as being 'frill'. It's harder to be sure if some other piece 'isnt frill'. Various Campanian aged ceratopsians had all sorts of weird protrusions. I find the best variable is, as you mention, the blood and nerve grooves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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