Wightlight Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I've been looking for Moroccan pterosaur teeth, and have found this one from the Kem Kem beds for sale. I know there's fish teeth being sold as pterosaur teeth so I wanted to ask if anyone out there could confirm whether this is from a pterosaur? Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Pterosaur and the reason, oval root, curvature in one single direction, enamel is like that of reptile not fish and the vertical ridges present in lower half of the tooth. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I agree with Haravex. Pterosaur tooth, more precisely an Ornithocheirid. The only two described Ornithocheirids in this place are Siroccopteryx moroccensis and Coloborhynchus fluviferox. There is no way to know for certain what exact species. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wightlight Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thank you both, very informative 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I agree with the pterosaur tooth we found simmilar tooth on the Isle of Wight: Ornithocheirid pterosaur 4 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Yup, pterosaur. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wightlight Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 What about this one? it's rather broad and I can't see clear striations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 03/01/2019 at 7:33 PM, Wightlight said: What about this one? it's rather broad and I can't see clear striations Even if you can not see clear stretch marks, definitely this is also a genuine pterosaur tooth. Note that this tooth is quite different from the teeth of crocodiles and fish that many sellers sell as if they were from Pterosaurs: And the tooth being rather broad enough does not represent bad news, quite the opposite, because this means that there are excellent chances that it is one of the front teeth! 4 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 03/01/2019 at 9:33 PM, Wightlight said: What about this one? it's rather broad and I can't see clear striations Definitely pterosaurid 3 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 +1 for genuine Moroccan pterosaur tooth. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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