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Texas pliosaur tooth


LanceH

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Found this nice pliosaur tooth in Tarrant county, Texas in the Tarrant or Britton Formation.


 

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I also have this tooth found a couple weeks earlier identified as either Ichthyosaur or also Pliosaur?  

What is the forum's opinion?

 

 

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Really nice tooth! Congratulations on a great find!

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I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie.

 

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Both are mis-identified Goniopholis croc teeth; I believe you should send these to me so as not to bear the shame of possessing such pitiful specimens any longer ;)

On a completely different note-quite enviable finds!

 

Edit: I don't think these are actually croc teeth-just joking!

"Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."
-Romans 14:19

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Gosh! Whether it's pliosaur, ichthyosaur or croc, it's a darn fine tooth.

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!

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Nice tooth and I suspect the specimen with the full crown is pliosaur but without the root its would be hard to confirm.

Marine reptile is the only certain id. That is unless there was only the one option from the formation where the tooth came from.

 

Mike D'Arcy

 

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@LanceH From the pics it looks like this is from the basal Eagle Ford Group, possibly Tarrant Formation? If that assumption is correct, I would personally lean towards pliosaur for the ID. I am unaware of any croc teeth reported from the Eagle Ford, although it is possible since they are abundant in the underlying Woodbine formation.

 

It seems that the rising seal level during the Late Cenomanian pushed the crocodilians out of the area.

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Excellent specimens from an excellent location.

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The two teeth are from different locations about 45 miles apart.

 

The bigger one is from the Tarrant or lower Britton Formation.

 

The smaller one is from just above the Kamp Ranch limestone at the junction of the Britton and Arcadia Park Formations.

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The top one is almost certainly pliosaur then.

 

Grats on a wonderful tooth.

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!

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WOW! Great Find! That is an absolutely beautiful tooth! Congratulations!

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What a rare find! :envy:

(I want to rob the first tooth off your hands, that how much I like that one)

If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM!

 

 

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