Dino9876 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I have found this theropod tooth in my collection. I bought it as a Carcharodontosaurus tooth, but I'm not sure about the Identification. I would like to hear your opinion on the ID. The tooth is from the Kem Kem Formation (Morocco) and is 51mm (2") in lenght. Serrations on the distal carina can be recognized. Can you help me? Kind regards from Germany! My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino9876 Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Mesial and distal carina: My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 I would lean towards this tooth being an anterior tooth of a Carcharodontosaurid. Teeth from Carcharodontosaurus and Sauroniops the two Carcharodontosaurids in the Kem Kem cannot currently be distinguished between each other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino9876 Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 26 minutes ago, Troodon said: I would lean towards this tooth being an anterior tooth of a Carcharodontosaurid. Teeth from Carcharodontosaurus and Sauroniops the two Carcharodontosaurids in the Kem Kem cannot currently be distinguished between each other. Thank you My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Agree with what Troodon said. 4 hours ago, Dino9876 said: The tooth is from the Kem Kem Formation (Morocco) The Kem Kem beds consists of two formations. The oldest is the Ifezouane formation and the second is the Aoufous formation. We generally don't know from what formation these teeth come from due to poor documentation. You can also consider the Akrabou formation into the Kem Kem beds but this tooth certainly is not from this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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