gigantoraptor Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Hello all. I saw this tooth offered for sale. Does it looks real? And if it is real, does anyone know what species it might be? The size: 2.44x1.12 Inches It weights 42 gram The seller is from Thailand. Early cretaceous Found in the northeastern plateau of thailand Greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I think it's a real tooth, a don't know much about the area or the geology but I think there was a spinosaurid in the area? Also resembles a croc tooth, which is what I'd lean towards. Because it's conical piscivore is where my mind goes. I'm an amateur so take with a small pile of salt. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I am sorry for your I giving you this bad news, but this is not a tooth, but a simple coral of species not yet identified, but possibly belongs to the Rugosa family. As far as I know, these corals are from the Miocene. And it is quite easy to identify these corals, since they do not have a definite shape that could be embedded in Theropods. And many unscrupulous sellers are taking advantage of the lack of available data to sell them as if they were Teropod's teeth. I do not advise buying. The nonsense is so big around these bizarre corals, that to this day you find on the Internet these corals being sold as "legitimate" teeth of Siamosaurus; 4 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Seguidora-de-Isis said: I am sorry for your I giving you this bad news, but this is not a tooth, but a simple coral of species not yet identified, but possibly belongs to the Rugosa family. As far as I know, these corals are from the Miocene. And it is quite easy to identify these corals, since they do not have a definite shape that could be embedded in Theropods. And many unscrupulous sellers are taking advantage of the lack of available data to sell them as if they were Teropod's teeth. I do not advise buying. Roguse corals went extinct at the end of the Permian... “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Roguse corals went extinct at the end of the Permian... It is precisely for this reason that I mentioned that it is an undetermined species and possibly of the Rugosa family, that is, it has not yet been scientifically described, and for the time being, everything is mere speculation. But nothing is impossible after the scientific description, do you remember a fish that was declared extinct called Coelacanth? Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Seguidora-de-Isis said: It is precisely for this reason that I mentioned that it is an undetermined species and possibly of the Rugosa family, that is, it has not yet been scientifically described, and for the time being, everything is mere speculation. But nothing is impossible after the scientific description, do you remember a fish that was declared extinct called Coelacanth? In that case it would be worth much more! If I was a scientist I would get to work on a paper as fast as I could. Now that I look closer I can see the septae, although I don't know of the undescribed horn coral for it is a new concept to me. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: In that case it would be worth much more! If I was a scientist I would get to work on a paper as fast as I could. Now that I look closer I can see the septae, although I don't know of the undescribed horn coral for it is a new concept to me. And it sure is worth much more. But in Thailand this fossil coral is abundant, being extremely common and they get much faster money selling like Theropod's teeth. For some time I have been very anxious for the scientific description to be made, and that finally this fossil coral may be better known among fossil collectors, after all, even though it is not a tooth, it is beautiful! Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 All I can tell you is that it's definitely not a dinosaur tooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Looks nothing like the few Thailand dino teeth I've seen. 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...
jpc Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 definitely a coral. not a tooth of any kind. The square-ish patterning on your last photo is a dead giveaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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