DatFossilBoy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Hi all, This is my 2,5cm pterosaur tooth that I got for Christmas. I do not doubt that it is from a pterosaur, but I don’t know any information. The previous owner said it is from Africa. I really would like to know the specie,could anyone help me? Thanks for the help.Tell me if you need more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Do you have a picture of the downside? Pterosaur teeth are pretty flat. Your tooth seems to come from the Kem Kem beds in Morocco. So if it's not flat I would think it's from a spinosaurid or a crocodile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looks like it was designed to be light weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 As Gigantoraptor said, pterosaur teeth are pretty flattened. If the cross section is very round then it's probably not a pterosaur. Looks like typical Kem Kem beds preservation. The Kem Kem beds is a region in Morocco and Algeria where there are deposits from the early Cenomanian of the Late Cretaceous. Though most fossils on the market that come from the Kem Kem beds come from Morocco it seems. There is one described pterosaur species that has teeth in this area. Siroccopteryx moroccensis. Though some consider this pterosaur to be synonymous with Coloborhynchus. At any rate, they're pretty similar. The Kem Kem beds hosts a great variety of cool creatures. Besides the toothed pterosaur Siroccopteryx, there are also some toothless Azhdarchids and possibly more types of pterosaurs. There are lots of crocodiles and turtles. There are many types of fish, from gars to car sized coelacanths and sawfish. What makes this location most spectacular though, is the high number of theropod dinosaurs. Almost no herbivorous dinosaurs have been found except a few sauropods. But on the theropod side there are Carcharodontosaurids, Dromaeosaurids, Abelisaurids, Spinosaurids and possibly even more groups. 4 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I note a couple features that may help the ID process: 3 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Looks like it was designed to be light weight. 48 minutes ago, Auspex said: I note a couple features that may help the ID process: The tooth is very flat, I have some pictures from the bottom. Very interesting comments,thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looks like a Anhanguerid tooth from the Kem Kem. Pterosaur teeth don't have to be flat at the base. Here is an example of an Anhanguerid Rodrigues, Taissa; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (2013). "Taxonomic review of theOrnithocheirus complex (Pterosauria) from the Cretaceous of England". ZooKeys. 308: 1–112. doi:10.3897/zookeys.308.5559 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 3 hours ago, Rockwood said: Looks like it was designed to be light weight. Kids: It can't be stressed too often that the designing element I refer to here is the concept that the animals with lighter teeth tended to survive better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Troodon said: Looks like a Anhanguerid tooth from the Kem Kem. Pterosaur teeth don't have to be flat at the base. Here is an example of an Anhanguerid Rodrigues, Taissa; Kellner, Alexander W. A. (2013). "Taxonomic review of theOrnithocheirus complex (Pterosauria) from the Cretaceous of England". ZooKeys. 308: 1–112. doi:10.3897/zookeys.308.5559 But isn’t Anhangera a pterosaur? Here is a picture of it with measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, DatFossilBoy said: (By the way the seller sais its from Africa not Morocco...) . Morocco is a country in the northwest of Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said: Morocco is a country in the northwest of Africa. Look, I suck at geography Sorry about that, I feel so stupid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, DatFossilBoy said: But isn’t Anhangera a pterosaur? Yes. He is explaining the shape of the extreme end of the base. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Rockwood said: Yes. He is explaining the shape of the extreme end of the base. Oh ok. Misunderstood the sentence. Never Mind sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Anhanguerid is a family of Pterosaurs includes Siroccopteryx which is from the Kem Kem of Morocco. It could be one but others may exist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Just now, DatFossilBoy said: Misunderstood the sentence. That's my territory. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, Troodon said: Anhanguerid is a family of Pterosaurs includes Siroccopteryx which is from the Kem Kem of Morocco. It could be one but others may exist Okay thats very Helpful. Do you have any clue of the type of pterosaur this tooth belonged to if it is from Morocco? I know it’s very hard to tell... Already really happy with the answers. Thank you everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 19 minutes ago, DatFossilBoy said: Okay thats very Helpful. Do you have any clue of the type of pterosaur this tooth belonged to if it is from Morocco? I know it’s very hard to tell... Already really happy with the answers. Thank you everyone. Yes an Anhanguerid likely and most likely Siroccopteryx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 16 minutes ago, Troodon said: Yes an Anhanguerid likely and most likely Siroccopteryx Great thanks so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 It's very like mine from the same location : Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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