Thefossilman92 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Hi! I have a rather big croc tooth from kem kem and I was wondering if it could be a Elosuchus tooth because of its size? or should I just label it as Croc indet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 The crown is approx 4 cm and the whole thing is 7 cm ≈ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Looks more like Spinosauridae indet. to me. But yeah, crocs with teeth this big are likely Elosuchus, however who knows what else might be there undescribed 1 The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Yup, Spinosauridae indet. Not croc. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: Yup, Spinosauridae indet. Not croc. Alright, so youre sure its not croc? The Short crown and the heavy faceted surface fooled me otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Thefossilman92 said: Alright, so youre sure its not croc? The Short crown and the heavy faceted surface fooled me otherwise It looks much too slender for croc. Elosuchus has teeth more like fat thumbs. Spinosauridae teeth range from heavily faceted on both or either side to completely smooth. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: It looks much too slender for croc. Elosuchus has teeth more like fat thumbs. Spinosauridae teeth range from heavily faceted on both or either side to completely smooth. Okay, I understand what you mean and I dont have any doubts about your knowledge, I just felt like this could be a tooth from a certain position of a crocs jaw, thanks for the help Edited June 6, 2019 by Thefossilman92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 40 minutes ago, Thefossilman92 said: Okay, I understand what you mean and I dont have any doubts about your knowledge, I just felt like this could be a tooth from a certain position of a crocs jaw, thanks for the help Well crocs like Hamadasuchus does have teeth that differ a lot depending on tooth position. But that animal isn't as big as Elosuchus. But maybe smaller Spinosaurid teeth could be mistaken for those. Here are some Elosuchus examples: And some Hamadasuchus examples: 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 10 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: Well crocs like Hamadasuchus does have teeth that differ a lot depending on tooth position. But that animal isn't as big as Elosuchus. But maybe smaller Spinosaurid teeth could be mistaken for those. Here are some Elosuchus examples: And some Hamadasuchus examples: Thanks for the info. I have a brunch of small croc teeth as well and some of them are serrated. Is there anyway to narrow down croc teeth to species from morocco or is it a hopeless case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 You might find one that is a good match but there's still a lot about Kem Kem we don't know. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 18 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: You might find one that is a good match but there's still a lot about Kem Kem we don't know. How about this One? It got serrations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 Another pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Thefossilman92 said: How about this One? It got serrations I'd say likely Elosuchus. I think it's got serrations, but I'm not sure. The shape definitely fits though. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: I'd say likely Elosuchus. I think it's got serrations, but I'm not sure. The shape definitely fits though. Okay Thanks! Heres another tooth who also got serrations but is very oddly shaped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Thefossilman92 said: Okay Thanks! Heres another tooth who also got serrations but is very oddly shaped That looks like be a partial Carcharodontosaurid tooth. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said: That looks like be a partial Carcharodontosaurid tooth. Okay, but its very triangular and has a different shape than the carch teeth ive seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 But I guess its not impossible that it could be a just a tip of a carcharodontosaurid tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, Thefossilman92 said: But I guess its not impossible that it could be a just a tip of a carcharodontosaurid tooth Here's an example from my collection. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Ok in this order. Spinosaurini sp (looks to have a little fill at the tip of the tooth, which is more than likely just feeding wear) Elosuchus cherifiensis Carcharadontosaurid indet (section of the tip) Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 2019-06-07 at 10:10 PM, Haravex said: Ok in this order. Spinosaurini sp (looks to have a little fill at the tip of the tooth, which is more than likely just feeding wear) Elosuchus cherifiensis Carcharadontosaurid indet (section of the tip) Hope this helps. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 I'll just throw in my rooted Elosuchus cherifiensis tooth from KemKem for comparison 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Abstraktum said: I'll just throw in my rooted Elosuchus cherifiensis tooth from KemKem for comparison Nice o On 2019-06-07 at 10:10 PM, Haravex said: Ok in this order. Spinosaurini sp (looks to have a little fill at the tip of the tooth, which is more than likely just feeding wear) Elosuchus cherifiensis Carcharadontosaurid indet (section of the tip) Hope this helps. What do you think about this croc tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefossilman92 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 And heres some smaller ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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