Saturated-Sam Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I am looking into buying one of these parts of a mosasaur jaw and wanted to make sure there real. I believe there is, but getting a second opinion always helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 I would say that the jaw bone is real but the teeth have been placed onto the So real jaw and teeth, but the piece wasn’t found like that. Regards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 The left tooth on the first item appears to look correct and probably belongs with the jaw. The rest of the teeth look suspect. The jaw bones themselves are real. Not the worst examples of Mosasaur jaws. But with the composited teeth there are definitely plenty of better specimens to get. I would pass on these. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 The composited teeth aren't even the same species. Pass. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, fossilized6s said: The composited teeth aren't even the same species. Pass. I agree, and the quality is not so very good, too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 It's quite common to put real teeth into real jaw bones as a composite. I would also pass on these as the two teeth in the first example clearly are not from the same species. Just looks bad once you notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I agree and would say pass on these. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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