GregThoman Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Hey all! I found this jaw segment near Ladonia, TX in North Sulfur River. The part throwing me off from identification is the shape of the bone beneath the teeth. It flattens out (which can be seen in the side view) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Looks like a fish jaw to Me, possibly enchodus(?) 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Compare with Saurodon: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregThoman Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Thanks ynot and Heteromorph! I was looking toward Saurodon as well. The part that's throwing me off is the angle of the teeth to the rest of the jaw fragment. I don't see that 90 degree angle in other Saurodon fossil examples. But the color and teeth look very similar, maybe it was altered during fossilization... My other thoughts were Xiphactinus Fish or something reptilian. Thanks for your help! Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Harvey Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 It's a mosasaur pterygoid. The tooth angle, size and flattened base are consistent with that bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregThoman Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 hour ago, M Harvey said: It's a mosasaur pterygoid. The tooth angle, size and flattened base are consistent with that bone. I can certainly see the resemblance to these bones: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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