PMA Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I found the following piece in Ahlsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It's from the middle triassic Muschelkalk formation and looks a bit like a tooth, maybe Nothosaurus? The brownish piece is about 1.5 cm long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Difficult to tell from just one photo. Possible, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Why not a piece of a rib? Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I believe nothosaurs have rather skinny teeth for hunting fish. It does look like bone though, perhaps not enough bone to be identifiable. “...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...
Taogan Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I can't see any tapering and I can't see the tip, that means it would be broken part of a huge tooth, probably too big for nothosaur. Not sure what it is though, we need a few more angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 That is the problem with having not enough photos. Some more would help to determine (especially the ends of the fragement and the surface). Size is not an argument - i have seen teeth from Nothosaurus giganteus with around 10cm length - fragments shows that it could be even more. Striation on the surface is possible on some kind of ribs, too so it could be a rib-fragment as well. But without any more photos not to determine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMA Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 I took a few more photos, hope they are more useful, thanks so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 Looks like a rib fragment ... 2 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I would say a ribbish bit.... Nice find anyway 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Yup, definitely a piece of a rib. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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