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North Sulphur River - Turtle Claw? Tooth?


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Went to a new (for me) creek today that feeds into the NSR.  Was about to give up, had not found anything, when this pops up?  I first thought that it was a mosasaur jaw bone with a big tooth in it and then after I retrieved it I realized this was no normal mosasaur tooth?  I have found teeth before and they are slightly curved and this is completely straight.  I could not find anything similar on the Web but I suspect this could be a turtle claw (not sure the official nomenclature)?   It is about 2 inches long and 3/4 inch diameter at the base.  Any thoughts on this one?  Thanks

 

 

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Sweet tooth! :) 

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It's a premaxilla.  Unbelievable that the tooth is undamaged.  Even when they are found in-situ the teeth are often broken.  That is an amazing find.

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Thanks to everyone for the help in identifying this tooth.  I looked the X-fish up on the Web and that was one mean looking fish.  This had to be a big one with this size tooth.  I will get back out there soon and see if more turns up in this area.  

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That is an awesome find. Very cool.

 

So far I have only found small shark teeth out there. One of these days I’ll find a tooth out there. It’s just a matter of time.

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Awesome find! I imagine it would be difficult to carry that through airport security. :ninja:

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Nice find! I really hope there's more of that Xiphactinus in the area where your specimen was found :D 

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Wow! Almost looks too good to be true. One amazing find congrats. 

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