paulyb135 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Hello please can anyone help ID this tooth? I’ve been told it’s a Bothriospondylus tooth however I know that there are lots of question marks regarding this genus. let me know your thoughts. paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 It looks like the pictures I can google for Bothriospondylus tooth (I fixed your spelling), But I cannot claim any knowledge on the subject. One who can is @Troodon "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...
ynot Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 @-Andy-, @hxmendoza may be able to help also. 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...
hxmendoza Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Bothriospondylus is based on a single vertebra. It is considered a nomen dubium. “Bothriospondylus” madagascariensis is considered valid By Philip Mannion when it comes to the species name. But not the genus name. I refer you to a post by @Troodon regarding these teeth: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb135 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Cool thanks all for your help so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Nice tooth Paul...can you be specific as to locality and formation where this tooth is from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Edit With apologies to all concerned(but to Troodon,Hxmendoza in particular.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb135 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Troodon said: Nice tooth Paul...can you be specific as to locality and formation where this tooth is from? Thanks Frank, not mine... yet! ill find out some additional info and I’ll get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb135 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 The tooth is from the Isalo formation, Madagascar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 What I expected but the full identification of the formation is the Isalo III Formation. Unfortunately not much has been described from that fauna other than the Titanosaurid, Lapparenentosaurus If you look at my topic hxmendoza shows in the above post these form of teeth should be identified as Eusauropoda indet. In my post Mannions paper shows this chart to clarify the identification of Bothriospondylus teeth from different countries. I dont believe your tooth is the Lapparenentosaurus since its spatulate in form and matches what is shown in the paper orginally referred to as Bothriospondylus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb135 Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 45 minutes ago, Troodon said: What I expected but the full identification of the formation is the Isalo III Formation. Unfortunately not much has been described from that fauna other than the Titanosaurid, Lapparenentosaurus If you look at my topic hxmendosa shows in the above post these form of teeth should be identified as Eusauropoda indet. In my post Mannions paper shows this chart to clarify the identification of Bothriospondylus teeth from different countries. I dont believe your tooth is the Lapparenentosaurus since its spatulate in form and matches what is shown in the paper orginally referred to as Bothriospondylus. Thank you for this info! Really helpful. Think I’m going to bite the bullet and purchase this tooth as it’s pretty unique and I don’t believe they come around often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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