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ID this tooth from Alabama


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My youngest son found this tooth at Trussell's creek in Alabama a few years ago.  It is about 17 mm long at the max.  It is from Cretaceous deposits.

 

What is it?

 

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Possibly Pachyrhizodus 

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“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal

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"On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

"We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes."

 

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Extremely worn mosasaur for me. I don't know if Pachyrhizodus has that elliptical cavity in the base. I'm going by the basal cavity for my guess.

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I don’t see why Pachyrhizodus wouldn’t have an elliptical cross section in some teeth. The tooth is also abraded and not complete, so that leaves commonality to determine its identity

“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal

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Guess we need a pic of a Pachyrhizodus from all angles for comparison. Am sure I don't have anything other that a frag and certainly nothing 3/4 of an inch long and almost round in cross section.

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