Need help figuring out the legitimacy of a possible marine reptile tooth.

[Kaiju Slayer333]

So I got this fossil recently. My best guess being a Mosasaur tooth since they didn’t ID the fossil. So I kinda just wanna know since you guys have helped me a lot before, if this is a actual fossil and if it is, what exactly it belongs to.

 

If you need a better image or a different angle to better judge it, go ahead and ask.

[Darktooth]

It looks like a typical Moroccan Mosasaur tooth. But can you take pics with better lighting? And maybe different views.

[Kaiju Slayer333]

3 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

It looks like a typical Moroccan Mosasaur tooth. But can you take pics with better lighting? And maybe different views.

Is this better at all?

[Darktooth]

Try focusing only on the tooth with direct lighting.

[JohnBrian]

Photograph it OUTSIDE but NOT in direct sunlight. Best lighting available, even if overcast. Doesn't work at night though .

[Fossildude19]

Cropped and brightened:

 

[Captcrunch227]

That looks like just about like every other Moroccan Mosasaur tooth I’ve ever seen

[DatFossilBoy]

Yeah I agree Mosasaur from Morocco

[Pemphix]

Mosasaurus beaugei (CONYBEARE, 1822)

Marokko, Khouribga / Oued Zem

Upper Cretacious, Maastricht

Glued, but beside this and judging by the photos, seems ok for me...

[LordTrilobite]

Looks like a very typical Prognathodon sp. tooth from Khouribga, Morocco.

[Abstraktum]

That's actually one of the most difficult aspects of Mosasaur teeth from North Africa for me.

Doing a more or less proper ID for single teeth. 

 

For this tooth we have already two diffrent IDs. 

 

As far as I know this list contains all Mosasaur that where found in the phosphate rocks in North Africa.

 

-Halisaurus aramborgi (Bardet et al., 2005)
-Halisaurus walkeri (Lingham-Solier, 1998)
-Prognathodon sp (Dollo, 1889)
-Prognathodon anceps (Leiodon anceps)
-Prognathodon solvay (Dollo, 1889)
-Prognathodon currii (Christiansen & Bonde, 2002)
-Eremiasaurus heterodontus (LeBlanc et al., 2012)
-Mosasaurus beaugei (Arambourg, 1952) 
-Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Mantell, 1829)
-Tylosaurus (Marsh, 1872)
-Platecarpus ptychodon (Arambourg, 1954)
-Globidens phosphaticus (Bardet et al., 2005)
-Carinodens belgicus (Bardet et al., 2005)

 

Don't know if this list is complete or already outdated. 

 

I know we have this great topic

 

But it doesn't really help me with single teeth. 

 

I only have this chart but I don't know how complete or helpfull this really is:

 

Any help with Mosasaur ID form North Africa is highly welcome

I lable all Mosasaur teeth I have just as this: Mosasauridae indet. That should cover all possibilities. 

[LordTrilobite]

On 9/16/2019 at 10:38 PM, Abstraktum said:

For this tooth we have already two diffrent IDs.

 

Any help with Mosasaur ID form North Africa is highly welcome

I lable all Mosasaur teeth I have just as this: Mosasauridae indet. That should cover all possibilities. 

I really don't think it's Mosasaurus beaugei though. The shape is wrong and it doesn't seem to have faceting. M. beaugei has more slender teeth with a less wide base.

I think this looks like a typical Prognathodon sp. tooth. The have this characteristic wide base that make them look quite fat.

[Pemphix]

6 hours ago, LordTrilobite said:

I really don't think it's Mosasaurus beaugei though. The shape is wrong and it doesn't seem to have faceting. M. beaugei has more slender teeth with a less wide base.

I think this looks like a typical Prognathodon sp. tooth. The have this characteristic wide base that make them look quite fat.

In dubio pro reo....