Araripesuchus tooth ?

[lone5wolf117]

This tooth was label has a Araripesuchus tooth but does its belongs to one its from Neuquen, Argentina ?  

[DatFossilBoy]

Mmh. 

For sure a tooth of a crocodilien but its hard to tell if its from that specie in particular.

A lot of fossilized crocodile teeth look like that...

Regards

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice croc tooth! 

[indominus rex]

Better and more close up pictures would be more helpful in identifying it.

[Troodon]

Here is a paper describing the holotype of  Araripesuchus3 patagonicus if this is the same species you are asking about.  In doing a Google search appears there is another species described from this region Araripesuchus buitreraensis, which is the second link both papers are paywalled.

 

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0057%3AANSOAC]2.0.CO%3B2

 

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1206/0003-0082(2005)490[0001%3ANARFTE]2.0.CO%3B2

 

Here are pictures I found of an Araripesuchus jaw from Niger that shows teeth I have no idea if the morphology of those from Argentina are different but these are maxillary teeth.  Your tooth appears to be a standard croc tooth not similar to what is seen from these type of  Crocodylomorphs but don't know not my area of knowledge

 

[gigantoraptor]

I would be interested in the answer as well. I have a similar tooth from Argentina.

[Troodon]

My experience with dinosaur material from this region is that very little is identified property with most sellers using names that help sell the specimen.

[lone5wolf117]

Here is the pic of the tooth measures 1.7 cm