Goulmima Pliosaur tooth?

[indominus rex]

Hello, I recently bought this tooth and it was labelled as a Pliosaur tooth. I was wondering if this is true as I haven’t seen many fossils from Goulmima.

[talon22]

On 11/29/2018 at 12:17 AM, indominus rex said:

Hello, I recently bought this tooth and it was labelled as a Pliosaur tooth. I was wondering if this is true as I haven’t seen many fossils from Goulmima.

 

 

 

Nice tooth! it could be from a Pliosaur but it is hard to tell, might also be from a different marine reptile. As far as i am aware, there is only 1 species of Pliosaur described from that area Brachauchenius Lucasi

 

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/new-record-of-the-pliosaur-brachauchenius-lucasi-williston-1903-reptilia-sauropterygia-of-turonian-late-cretaceous-age-morocco/1043602644BD12062A7E35791454A50C

 

I have a couple of teeth from that area which are likely Pliosaur in origin, here are a few pictures to compare with

 

 

 

 

 

[indominus rex]

7 minutes ago, talon22 said:

 

 

 

Nice tooth! it could be from a Pliosaur but it is hard to tell, might also be from a different marine reptile. As far as i am aware, there is only 1 species of Pliosaur described from that area Brachauchenius Lucasi

 

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/new-record-of-the-pliosaur-brachauchenius-lucasi-williston-1903-reptilia-sauropterygia-of-turonian-late-cretaceous-age-morocco/1043602644BD12062A7E35791454A50C

 

I have a couple of teeth from that area which are likely Pliosaur in origin, here are a few pictures to compare with

 

 

 

 

 

I agree, my tooth looks Mosasaur like. But there haven’t been any Mosasaur fossils recorded from that area.

[talon22]

5 hours ago, indominus rex said:

I agree, my tooth looks Mosasaur like. But there haven’t been any Mosasaur fossils recorded from that area.

IIRC Tethysaurus has been described from that area and is a Mosasauroid, though looking at the teeth of that marine reptile, it doesn't look that similar and your tooth has less of a curve, here is a picture of a Tethysaurus jaw + teeth for comparison.....

 

[indominus rex]

6 minutes ago, talon22 said:

IIRC Tethysaurus has been described from that area and is a Mosasauroid, though looking at the teeth of that marine reptile, it doesn't look that similar and your tooth has less of a curve, here is a picture of a Tethysaurus jaw + teeth for comparison.....

 

Oh I know about tethysaurus I have a vert of a Tethysaurus.

[talon22]

You could also try asking a Plesiosaur expert such as the one on this site - http://plesiosaur.com/. His name is Richard and he might be able to help identify the tooth. Might be worth a try. 

[indominus rex]

3 hours ago, talon22 said:

You could also try asking a Plesiosaur expert such as the one on this site - http://plesiosaur.com/. His name is Richard and he might be able to help identify the tooth. Might be worth a try. 

Hello, thank you and yes I contacted him.

[ynot]

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