MaximusTN Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Please help identity. Is this a mosasaur or something else? This tooth was found of the WM Browning Cretaceous Fossil park. This is shaped somewhat different than other mosasaur that I have found at the park (more slender and recurved). For example, this looks much different than the pterygoid tooth in my collection. Thanks for your insight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Nice specimen. Can you post photos with a scale for reference? Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxhalsteren Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 It's a croco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I think it's mosasaur. A photo of the bottom would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximusTN Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 The tooth is just over 1 cm or just under 1/2 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 The elliptical pulp cavity is consistent with Mosasaur. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 I agree with mosasaur. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxhalsteren Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Well I'm not familiair with the place itself but, I disagree with the others because of the size. I think it's a perfect size croc tooth that are useally around 0,5cm to 1cm. Mosa's are around 2,5cm to 4 cm and that's the small ones. There are different specie of ''flipper reptiles'' and if you know the exact time period you could look up the species that lived around this time. Lucky thing is the mosa (maashagendis) is well researched and the size range of there teeth can be found from every specie with detailed description of the shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Could be a mosasaur pterygoid tooth. That would explain the curve and the small size. 4 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 It is indeed mosasaur, to echo the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Could be a mosasaur pterygoid tooth. That would explain the curve and the small size. I agree. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 2 hours ago, xxxhalsteren said: Mosa's are around 2,5cm to 4 cm and that's the small ones. Mosasaur pterygoid teeth can be found much smaller than that. Size, alone, is too variable a characteristic to determine tooth ownership. The shape, surface character, geology, and size suggest this is a mosasaur pterygoid tooth. 2 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxhalsteren Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 5 hours ago, JohnJ said: Mosasaur pterygoid teeth can be found much smaller than that. Size, alone, is too variable a characteristic to determine tooth ownership. The shape, surface character, geology, and size suggest this is a mosasaur pterygoid tooth. I wish my english was good enough so i could explain why this is a croc. 80% is mosa 10% croc 10% other flipper reptiles and this is certainly a croc. Few months ago I have read close to 500 pages of research about the mosa and the sub species. I'm not gonna argue about it because it's not worth it to explain it for a single tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I agree with mosasaur pterygoid tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Pterygoid tooth seems legit. Here is a sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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