StevenJD Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Found this reptile tooth in Dallas County. What do y'all think it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Crockodile? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJD Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, ynot said: Crocodile? Agree .... Nice tooth ! Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Awesome tooth! I also agree with crocodylomorph. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavialboy Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 congrats on the awesome find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 From the Eagle Ford, I think you should check Pliosaur. 8 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJD Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 thanks for the info everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Before reading anything I was definitely thinking pliosaur as well. The ridges are distinctly un-croc-like and even un-mosasaur-like. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Between JohnJ and Carl I think you have a good ID. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I am almost sure that's an ichthyosaur ("Platypterygius"). Ridges on ichthyosaur teeth are usually shorter than on pliosaur teeth, teeth are also shorter in general and not recurved. Pliosaur is also possible of course, but less likely, I think. Is it from Albian deposits? Example The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 19 minutes ago, Anomotodon said: I am almost sure that's an ichthyosaur ("Platypterygius"). Ridges on ichthyosaur teeth are usually shorter than on pliosaur teeth, teeth are also shorter in general and not recurved. Pliosaur is also possible of course, but less likely, I think. Is it from Albian deposits? Example The Eagle Ford shale is Cenomainian to Late Turonian. Any Albian sediments are west of Dallas county. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I would have guessed pliosaur based on the striations, the ichthyosaur stirations are normally more rounded as in Anomotodon's post and pictures. I will cede to those with better knoledge. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Looks like an exact match for my pliosaur (Polyptychodon sp.) tooth from Stary-Oskol, Russia which is Cenomanian aged as well. 3 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, -Andy- said: Looks like an exact match for my pliosaur (Polyptychodon sp.) tooth from Stary-Oskol, Russia which is Cenomanian aged as well. Actually, I am not sure if this is a pliosaur tooth. I've found a very interesting paper . I am not an expert, but compare the tooth shape and type of wear. Both your tooth and the one in the first post exhibit typical ichthyosaurian wear. Here is an example of pliosaurian wear (Polyptychodon, Cenomanian Moscow) 3 The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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