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Hi everyone! After a recent post on the fossil ID section I was inspired to create a thread dedicated to asking questions on something that seems to have popped up very recently and I'm having trouble finding good info on, the "Dekkar Formation". So far almost everything I've seen on it is from listings selling fossils from this formation, which I of course take with a grain of salt. What is typically claimed or at least strongly hinted at is: The Dekkar Formation being a middle Cretaceous dinosaur fossil bearing formation from Morocco containing fossils usually associated with the also middle Cretaceous dinosaur fossil bearing formation in Morocco, the Kem Kem Beds (Spino, Carch, Abelisaur, Pterosaur, etc.). Dekkar Formation fossils are not only rarer than Kem Kem Bed fossils, but have a distinctive darker color (a situation that kind of reminds me of Bone Valley and Peace River in Florida). My questions are; Is the Dekkar Formation a recognized geologic formation, or is this another "Tegana Formation" situation? Are the above statments true as far as the estimated time period, documented species within this formation, and distinctive color? How reliable is that distinctive color in differentiating Dekkar and Kem Kem material? Or is that color found in the Kem Kem as well on occasion? Any insight is appreciated as always!

Is it the "Dekkar Formation"? I've been seeing an influx of fossils from that on the market in the last couple months. All have been species I typically associate with the Kem Kem Beds (Spino, Carch, Abelisaur, etc.) but noticably darker and from this fancey new formation. Not entirely sure if it's a legit formation or a new flavor of Moroccan embelishment though.

Hi all, I just recently had the time to thoroughly read through this recent paper, which describes, amongst other things, how machine learning was used (in combination with other techniques) to identify a possible Deltadromeus tooth. The authors also suggest the presence of a second noasaurid species in the Kem Kem beds, based on a small sub-adult partial vertebra. In the discussion, the authors discuss individual teeth found in the Kem Kem beds that were previously referred to Dromaesauridae by Amiot et al. (2004), Richter et al. (2013), and Ibrahim et al. (2020a). The authors believe all of these teeth do in fact not belong to Dromaeosauridae. They say some are most likely abelisaurid, and others noasaurid (those with strongly distally recurved crowns and those with a non-serrated mesial carina and/or a faint constriction between tooth and crown). All of the dental features used to refer Kem Kem teeth to Dromaeosauridae, are in fact also present in noasaurids and juvenile abelisaurids. To be honest, I never really believed the teeth described in these older papers belonged to Dromaeosauridae. Having said that, there are still some tooth types from the Kem Kem beds that have never been described in scientific literature, which are "dromaeosaurid-like". For example, the ones in Troodon's overview having a twisted mesial carina. However, when you look at lateral teeth of the noasaurid Masiakasaurus, some also have a twisted mesial carina. I think there is still a possibility that some of these small dromaeosaurid-like Kem Kem teeth are in fact dromaeosaurid, but it is quite likely that they all turn out to be noasaurid or abelisaurid. What do you think?

What an awesome tooth! With our current understanding, those transverse undulations point towards an indet. Noasaurid. However, the twist in the mesial carina, and the seemingly large difference in mesia/distal denticles would allow for a possible Dromaeosaurid interpretation, but nothing definite has been published to confirm this. I had Dr. Christophe Hendrickx look over similar teeth, his assessment was that they are from a Noasaurid closely related to Masiakasaurus. The general issue here is that no definite Dromaeosaurid material has ever been found/described/published from these deposits. Although, members on TFF have shown a Dromaeosaurid-like bone and a killing claw from the Kem Kem Beds, nothing is confirmed or published. This is the paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2024.2311791

By combining several analytical methods, including machine learning, to assess the diversity of a collection of theropod teeth from the Kem Kem beds, researchers found a tooth that could possibly be assigned to Deltadromeus agilis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2024.2311791 https://www.uu.nl/en/news/higher-carnivorous-dinosaur-biodiversity-of-famous-kem-kem-beds-morocco

Hello, can someone tell if the root is original ? I had this tooth for quite a while and I'm still not 100 percent sure if its added or not. Thanks ! Kem Kem beds, Morocco. Sice: 8 cm.

Hi all! I Recently purchased three fossils the store selling them had no idea what they were beyond them being from the kem kem beds. I posted them on Reddit and someone said the vertebrae may be from a spinosauras. Any help is appreciated thank you!

I read that there's some debate on whether the two are synonymous. Apparently after Siroccopteryx moroccensis was named, Dr. David Unwin proposed lumping it in with Coloborhynchus but as a new species C. moroccensis. This was pushed back on and I don't know if it's ever been resolved. My impression of the situation (and someone please correct me on this if I'm wrong) is that the issue isn't identifying fossils to one or the other, but rather which taxonomy is the valid one for all these Moroccan Pterosaur fossils. If the fossils wind up being Coloborhynchus than Siroccopteryx doesn't exist, and if Siroccopteryx stands as a valid genus that Coloborhynchus isn't found in the Kem Kem Beds.

Reminds me a bit of Hadamasuchus teeth from the Kem Kem beds, so my best guess would also be crocodyliform .

Currently working on cataloging my fossil collection as best as I can, and am uncertain on this one. I don’t doubt the authenticity of the fossil itself or stated region based on other examples, but the “Spinosaurus sp.” given by the plate it came with feels awful presumptuous, so I’ve currently settled on a sweeping “Spinosauridae” classification. Does anything about this point to something more specific, or something more vague? Can provide more/better images if needed.

A year ago I bought this spinosaurus vertebra from the Kem Kem Beds at a good price. I don't have doubt that the vertebra is real, I am concerned that there are some composite parts. If the vertebra were 100% original, would it be possible to know if it is from an adult or a juvenile? The size of the vertebra is 10cm long x 13cm tall.

The market is flooded with Kem Kem teeth, and as was mentioned before, carnivores do dominate the dinosaurian fauna of the Kem Kem beds. This is not representative of other fauna and has always been somewhat of a mystery. What did all these theropods eat? And where are the ornithischians? I cannot answer that second question, but I do have some ideas about the first: fish! And each other, and crocodilians, some sauropods and pterosaurs. And more fish A second explanation could be collecting bias. I think few diggers would discard herbivorian dinosaur teeth/fossils when they find them, but who knows, perhaps sometimes these herbivorian teeth are not recognized as being dinosaurian?

Updated 5/4/22 (in red) Updated 3/8/23 to add Carch photos of holotype Although a lot of this has already been posted on a number of topics, I thought consolidation might prove useful with some additional information. If you're planning to purchase theropod teeth from Morocco's Kem Kem Beds or already have some in your collection check this out. Moroccan theropods are poorly understood and not a lot has been published. Very few articulated skeletons have been found and most are partial and without a skull. There is also lots of mis-information, mostly unintentional, from some dealers but especially with online auction sites. Unfortunately these are the most misidentified commercially sold dinosaur fossil around. Please post your interest here on the forum before you buy. These strata are recognized as the Kem Kem Group, which is composed in the south of the lower Gara Sbaa and upper Douira formations, in the North the Deckar 2 and 3 Formations and in the central region as Akrabou and Ifezouane Formations. Quite a bit of material is has been made available to collectors from El Begaa which is the closest village to the locality Aferdou N’Chaft. Based on Nizar Ibrahim et al. / ZooKeys 928: 1–216 (2020) publication we can say this material is from the Gara Sbaa Formation in the Kem Kem Group There is also material becoming available from area 13 Iferda N'Ahouar which also appears to be the Gara Sbaa Formation. The distribution of the different groups of fossils can been see in the pie chart below. Dinosaurs make up a small percentage of what is collected. So first lets identify what is known to the best of my knowledge. Theropods that have been described across North Africa (focus on large bodied theropods). Ibrahim et al. not in agreement Theropods that have been described in Kem Kem: >Spinosaurus aegyptiacus * (Spinosauridae) *Some paleontologist believe this species is unique to Egypt and Kem Kem material should be identified as Spinosaurid indet. Lots of questions exist over Ibrahim (2014) diagnosis which validated this species. The question of multiple Spinosaurids is still an open issue. >Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis (Spinosauridae) Validity is questioned by Ibrahim et al. >Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (Carcharodontosauridae) >Sauroniops pachytholus (Carcharodontosauridae) Validity is questioned by Ibrahim et al. >Deltadromeus agilis (Neovenatoridae) Theropods that have not been described from the Kem Kem but isolated teeth may exist and have been reflected in scientific papers: >Dromaeosaurid sp.? Hendrickx suggested these are actually Noasaurid indet. >Abelisaurid indet. Theropod teeth that are sold commercially but no scientific evidence yet to link them to the Kem Kem: >Abelisaurus sp. (Not described from North Africa) >Rugops sp. (Only described from Niger) >Bahariasaurus sp. (Only described from Egypt) >Elaphrosaurus sp. (From Jurassic of Tanzania) So what is being sold and what are the issues? Spinosauridae Teeth are well understood by both collector and dealers, see photo. Issues are typically associated with restoration and compositing a larger tooth from multiple teeth. Teeth with matrix attached to them are suspect for restoration so be careful. At least two species of Spinosaurids exits and it's currently impossible to determine if they are Spinosaurus or Sigilmassasaurus or an Undescribed taxon. Conflicting taxonomic hypotheses have been proposed. Ibrahim at al (2014) suggest that all specimens found belong to Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Evers et al (2015) regard Spinosaurus maroccanus and Sigiilmassaurus brevicollis as belonging to the same taxon S. brevicollis which is also supported by Hendrickx et al (2016). Ever at al (2015) also described additional specimens from a second unnamed Spinosaurid. Bottom line we do not have enough specimens to eliminate ontogenetic or sexual dimorphism differences and accurately describe Spinosaurids in the Kem Kem. So these teeth are best identified as: Spinosaurid indet. Vertical ridges can be present on both lingual and labial side, or absent on both or just one side.. Serrated : Spinosaurid teeth exist with a "beaded" carina. few examples of finely beaded teeth are popping up. Not sure we can currently say much about them if they are an evolutionary carryover on some teeth, an abberation in some jaws or a Baryonychinae type species. Carcharodontosauridae Not a lot is published on these teeth the and the best we have is from the holotype. Maxilla contained a few teeth No teeth were found on the partial dentary Teeth, those that are compressed and blade like, first photo. Wrinkles by the distal carina are diagnostic to this species. Mesial teeth are fat, slender and look very different (D shaped) (next three photos). Two species currently are described Carcharodontosaurus saharicus and Sauroniops pachytholus and its impossible to differentiate teeth between these taxons. Similiar to the Spinosaurid debate one exists with these two species and if Sauroniops is valid. Similiar to Spinosaurids the big issue is having enough specimens to make a proper determination in what exists. For these reasons best identified as : Carcharodontosaurid indet. On Lateral teeth marginal and transverse undulations can be present. Mesial carina reaches the base in most lateral teeth. Distal serration density typically greater than mesial on lateral teeth, opposite on mesial teeth. Lateral tooth Anterior Tooth Carcharodontosaurid indet Pre-Maxillary Tooth From the collection of @Omnomosaurus and identified by Christophe Hendrickx Serration Count: • Mesial: 12/5mm 8/5mm (closer to apex) • Distal: 9/5mm (just above midline) 7/5mm (closer to apex) CH: 34mm approx, CBL: 15mm, CBW: 9.5mm, CBR: .63 Key Features: Mesial carina ends mid-crown and is centrally placed. No marginal undulations present No transverse undulations present No longitudinal ridges present Weak short interdental sulci on one side of distal denticles at mid-cow Strongly displaced distal carina Braided enamel texture Photos by Omnomosaurus Theropod indet. There are also intermediate size teeth (1 1/2") that are being sold as Deltadromeus or another theropod. I believe these could be Deltadromeus teeth but until we see scientific evidence this morphology of tooth should be identified as Theropod indet. No skull was found with the holotype or in any other discoveries so we do not know what they look like. Carcharodontosaurid serrations Theropod indet. Dromaeosauridae: Teeth being sold as Dromaeosaurus are most likely misidentified, so here is what to look for. There are a few morphologies floating around but nothing as been formally described. Teeth are typically small around 1/2" (1.2cm) to over 1" (2.5cm) One morphology of these teeth are suggested by Hendrickx to be from a Noasaurid dinosaur. Although you see many sellers using the word Raptor next to what they are offering it's unknown if there is a true raptor in the Kem Kem. Abelisaurids are not raptors This figure identifies a study of isolated teeth by Richter (2015) and identifies two morphologies (A to D) and (E to G) as Dromaeosaurid. Mesial and distal carinae show a distinct density difference in serrations. The tip of the tooth extends past the base. On morph E/F a faint but visible constriction between crown and root is visible. The later form suggested by some paleontologists is most similiar to troodontids. Morph variant 3 that I have in my collection but not seen in any papers Mesial and distal carinae range show a distinct difference. A distinct twist to the mesial carina. It's unknown what this tooth belongs to. Abelisaurid indet. With new discoveries we can put a real species name to these teeth but currently they are indeterminate. These are easily identifiable but can easily be misidentified with certain morphologies of Dromaeosaurid teeth. The teeth are very compressed, the cross-section is oval at the base, the mesial side is strongly curved and the distal side is almost straight to the base of the tooth, see red lines in the photo. These teeth could be similar to Rugops since it's an Abelisaurid but we have no scientific information to suggest that they are and should be identified as Abelisaurid indet. Specimen UCPC 10 is extremely similar to Nigers Rugops but its missing several characteristics that definitively say its Rugops sp. Quite a few paleontologists have said its the same species. Premaxillary Bottom Line: There are NO theropod teeth in the Kem Kem Beds that you can currently definitively assign to a Genus, no less a Species, all should be identified to a family level.. If your interested here are some of the variations in morphologies of teeth from the Kem Kem

Hello everyone! Can anyone please help me with the identification of these crocodile teeth? All come from Kem Kem (Morocco) I don't have a more precise location. To the eye there seems to be some Antaeusuchus or Uruguaysuchidae teeth. The dimension is 10/15mm Could any expert help me please? IMG_20230402_104734_220.webp IMG_20230402_104722_616.webp IMG_20230402_104718_143.webp IMG_20230402_104730_942.webp IMG_20230402_104701_797.webp IMG_20230402_104739_967.webp IMG_20230402_104714_605.webp IMG_20230402_104744_939.webp IMG_20230402_104711_083.webp IMG_20230402_104726_200.webp

So, lets figure out vertebrae from the Kem Kem beds. As many of you know the Kem Kem beds has a pretty enigmatic palaeo fauna. There is some literature about it, but not a whole lot. Some of it is behind a paywall and much information is pretty scattered. So I got this idea that maybe we could combine our knowledge and information to collectively get a better picture of which bone belongs to which animal, in this case, vertebrae. I know some of you have some fantastic specimens in your collections, if we combine these in this thread we might be able to see some patterns. We probably won't be able to put a genus or species name on each type, but perhaps assigning certain vertebrae to a morphotype might be possible. With that I encourage everyone that has any vertebrae from the Kem Kem beds to share photos of their specimens and post them here so we can use this thread as a sort of library as well as an ID thread that everyone can use to better ID their Kem Kem vertebrae. So please, share your photos! And it might help to number your specimens for easier reference. I will be updating this first post as new information arises with examples to make ID easier. Theropods Spinosaurids Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Spinosaurus is known for it's tall neural spines, which are pretty characteristic. Unlike Sigilmassasaurus, Spinosaurus does not have the ventral triangular rough plateau on the centra Spinosaurus mid cervical vertebra Spinosaurus dorsal, sacral and caudal vertebrae Caudal vertebrae Nearly complete tail from the neotype specimen of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis Sigilmassasaurus is a Spinosaurid that might be closely related to Baryonyx and Suchomimus. It differs from Spinosaurus in that it has a ventral keel on many vertebrae and a triangular rough plateau on the bottom back end. A is Sigilmassasaurus, B is Baryonyx Sigilmassasaurus cervical vertebrae From anterior to posterior Sigilmassasaurus dorsal vertebrae Indeterminate Spinosaurid vertebrae Not a whole lot has been published yet, some bones can probably not be ID'd on genus level. Spinosaurid caudal vertebrae Anterior caudal: From LordTrilobite's collection Mid-posterior caudal: From Paleoworld-101's collection Mid-posterior caudal: From LordTrilobite's collection This caudal vertebra is less tall and more pinched in the middle of the centrum than the one from Paleoworld-101's collection. Likely due to a slightly more posterior position. Mid-posterior caudal: From LordTrilobite's collection Carcharodontosaurids Due to an old paper Sigilmassasaurus vertebrae are sometimes misidentified as Carcharodontosaurid. These vertebrae should be identified on the basis of the original description by Stromer. Two species of Carcharodontosaurids are known from the Kem Kem beds at this time. Carcharodontosaurus saharicus and Sauroniops pachytholus. Carcharodontosaurid cervical vertebrae Deltadromeus agilis Anterior (left) and mid (right) caudals better examples needed Abelisauroids Indeterminate Abelisauroid distal caudal From LordTrilobite's collection Abelisaurid dorsal vertebrae From Troodon's collection Sauropods Rebbachisaurus garasbae Not a whole lot is known about this titanosaur, as only a few bones have been found. Notice that the vertebrae are very extensively pneumaticised. Rebbachisaurus dorsal vertebrae Sauropod mid caudal vertebra. Possibly Rebbachisaurid. Unnamed Titanosaurian mid caudal vertebra Crocodilomorphs more examples needed Kemkemia This crocodile is only known by a single posterior caudal vertebra. Kemkemia caudal vertebra Turtles examples needed Pterosaurs Azhdarchids Azhdarchid (probably Alanqa) posterior fragment cervical vertebra Azhdarchid Mid cervical vertebra Sources Spinosaurids https://peerj.com/articles/1323/?utm_source=TrendMD&utm_campaign=PeerJ_TrendMD_1&utm_medium=TrendMD http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144695 Sauropods Jeffrey A. Wilson & Ronan Allain (2015) Osteology of Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat, 1954, a diplodocoid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the early Late Cretaceous–aged Kem Kem beds of southeastern Morocco, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 35:4, e1000701, DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2014.1000701 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304214496_Evidence_of_a_derived_titanosaurian_Dinosauria_Sauropoda_in_the_Kem_Kem_beds_of_Morocco_with_comments_on_sauropod_paleoecology_in_the_Cretaceous_of_Africa Kemkemia sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/viewFile/nhs.2012.119/32 Pterosaurs https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefossilforum.com%2Fapplications%2Fcore%2Finterface%2Ffile%2Fattachment.php%3Fid%3D432009&fname=journal.pone.0010875.PDF&pdf=true https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5967

Hello everyone, I purchased a set of two vertebrae from the kem kem beds. (For a very small amount)The seller was honest in stating that he did not know what they are. He said possibly reptilian but was not certain. So its either turtle, crocodile or even dinosaur? Already thanks for any reply and comments. With best regards, Dirk

Hello people. I recently started buying fossils from the kem kem beds other than dinosaur. Not that they aren't cool (Just awesome ) but as to get a better understanding of the paleoecology since , imho, only talking about dinosaur does not do justice to the fantastic other prehistoric creatures. Among many kinds of fish that i aquired was also a shell piece of a turtle. I can't find much on the net but have learned that at least 3 species are known from these beds. After comparing with pieces offered by other vendors the name "hamadachelys " often is used. Some of the pics on the net look the same others don't. So I wonder if this piece can be named. If not no worry since i am happy with "testudian indet." The piece is 10 centimeters long (sorry i am metric ) and repared along the fracture and covered with standard "Morrocan matrix fix-it-all " (they should get a patent for it but not bashing on the people since i know a lot of very nice morrocan people ) sorry for bad pics as I have stated earlier that i am absolutely a giant newbie with technology. Thank you for comments and information. With best regards, Dirk

This is a fun project that I have been working on for the past few months. Fossilized dinosaur teeth from the Kem Kem beds in Morocco showcase a wide variety of colours and patterns, caused by the varying conditions under which they were fossilized. To me, these colours and patterns are rather beautiful. Therefore I decided to ask a colleague of mine, who is a professional photographer, to take pictures of my small collection of teeth, so I could use these pictures to create collages of the original owners of the teeth. Using this approach, I made images of theropods from five different families. The animals on the images inhabited what is now known as Morocco about 100 million years ago. Here they are. The white bar next to the teeth represents 1 cm. This one I based on the species Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. This one is based on Rugops primus. I was inspired by the patterns of the Gila monster. Based on Deltadromeus agilis, which might be a noasaurid. As no skull of this dinosaur has ever been found, I am not sure that these are actually teeth of Deltadromeus. The other side of the smaller tooth shows an interesting white pattern, caused by plant roots growing on the fossil. Based on Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. I am not certain that these teeth are dromaeosaurid, but they do have characteristics that indicate that they might be. I love the pattern on the smaller tooth, which made it pretty easy for me to create a feathered look. I went ahead and got cards printed with the collages on the front. On the back I have included the family names and the specific teeth I used for each collage, at full size! It was a fun and refreshing experience to try a completely different approach to making illustrations.

Hello all I just got back from the fossil fair at Sainte-Marie-Aux-Mines, where I tried once again to find more unusual Kem Kem stuff, with quite a lot of succes this time. One of the things I got, was a set of 28 shark teeth, very uncommon in that concentration from a location where they only rarely occur. Mainly because all 28 of these teeth came from the same box, which makes me think they might be associated. Now I do have some questions about that. - Could someone in easy terms (I don't know much about shark tooth terminology) explain the difference between Haimirichia and Cenocarcharias teeth? I suspect the set is Cenocarcharias, but one tooth from a different box looks slightly different, and I hope it might be my first Haimirichia tooth. - Does anyone know how to compose a partial shark jaw? I would like to display it, but Carcharias teeth tend to all look the same position to me.I would love to eventually compose the entire jaw, but no idea how to start this project. Questions about some other pieces I got: - Has anyone invertebrate fossils from Kem Kem that are not from the Oum Tkout Pond location? Asking since I got a crab claw, which is the very invertabrate fossil I've seen from the terrestrial layers of the Kem Kem beds. So far I only saw indirect traces of them. - Does anyone have a fish tooth from there that reaches 33 millimeters? I got a very robust one now, that doesn't resemble Aidachar, the most common fish to find teeth from (apart from lungfishes). I'll probably have more questions later on. Thanks in advance.

Hello! This is my first post so be gentle I have a vertebrae from Morocco here that i cant seem to figure out. The owner of the collection I'm examining recalls purchasing it from Morocco, but doesn't recall if it comes from the Kem Kem beds or from the High Atlas Mountains. After some dusting and light acetone cleaning was able to determine that it is in fact a vertebra, but I'm not sure of the species, as the piece is slightly deformed and lacks processes. My best guess so far is a sauropod caudal vertebra, possibly Rebbachisaurus, but I'm having difficulty in finding any reputable sources that would confirm this. I could also understand if it came from a large theropod, but has lost its shape due to deformation. Sadly, most of my expertise is with Hell Creek fossils, so I'd really appreciate any help that can be offered Lastly, if the piece is of any significance (undescribed or poorly described species) it will most likely be donated to the local museum! So that would be cool. Thanks again!

Hi there everyone. I’m embarrassed to even ask this, but I would have sworn, since it last came up for me, many years ago, that Dyrosaurus came from the Cretaceous Kem Kem beds, but everything I’m seeing now says it’s from the Eocene. So Dyrosaurus is an Eocene crocodile and would not be coming from the Kem Kem beds? Would an elosuchus probably be what would have come from the Kem Kem beds that might be mistaken for a Dyrosaurus? My knowledge of this partial jaw is that it came from the Kem Kem beds, but it was said to probably be from a dyrosaurus. It wasn’t a definitive statement, but that was the thinking. Some of elosuchus jaws I look at seem like the could match very well, but some seem off, and I would just like the thoughts of anyone who would know better than I would(most people). Thanks any and everyone who were able to help!

I have this beautiful 3.93in Carcharodontosaurus tooth from the Kem Kem Beds. There’s some very minor restoration done to the tooth, with just some crack filling to two very small cracks in blade. The tip and serrations are completely intact however, which is absolutely incredible

A fossil shark egg (Paleoxyris) found in the Francis Creek Shale, Mazon Creek ,Braidwood, Illinois, USA - Carboniferous, Moscovian, 309 - 307 mya Isocrania sp. found in the Lichtenberg Horizon, Maastricht Formation, ENCI, Maastricht, the Netherlands - Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, 68 mya These come from a large bag of micro material which I got from a friend, still have a couple of kg's to go through Otodus megalodon found in Sukabumi, Western Java, Indonesia - Miocene, 10 - 6 mya A large Mosasaur vertebra found in the Taylor Group, Ozan Formation, North Sulfur River, Texas, USA - Cretaceous, 86 - 75 mya Got this one from @badeend at the BVP fair, always nice to meet some fellow forum members! A snake vert found in Florida, USA - Pleistocene A Neolithic stone tool found near the flint mines in Spiennes, Mons, Belgium - 7000 years old Two Gerastos trilobites found in the Jemelle formation, Couvin, Belgium - Devonian, Eifelian, 396,5 - 393,9 mya A Centrophoroides appendiculatus found in Eben-Emael, Belgium - Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, 68 mya An Heterodontus rugosus found in Eben-Emael, Belgium - Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, 68 mya An Onchosaurus maroccanus (Schizorhiza stromeri) found in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, Khouribga, Morocco - Cretaceous, Maastrichtian, 70 mya A dermal spine belonging to a ray or sawfish? found in the Kem Kem Beds, Morocco - Cretaceous, Cenomanian, 95 mya Perhaps @gigantoraptor might give some more insight on the piece? A digit belonging to a turtle or small crocodile found in the Kem Kem Beds, Morocco - Cretaceous, Cenomanian, 95 mya A Titanoboa cerrejonsis vertebra replica originally found in the Cerrejón Formation, La Guajira, Colombia - Paleocene, Selandian, 60 - 58 mya And I also got myself this little toy. A trinocular (3.5X - 90X) stereomicroscope from Amscope with 5MP Camera, 80-LED ringlight and 2 different Barlow Lenses. Got this one recommanded by a couple of good friend from the fossil club as it can be used for microfossils as well as preparation.

Are these Sauropod teeth real? They are from the Kem Kem Beds, Morocco If so are they restored? Repaired?

I bought this tooth on impulse a few days ago. To me it looks like a fully rooted Plesiosaur tooth. It has all the characteristics of being from the Kem Kem Beds aswell. I've not seen any other rooted teeth to compare it to. So, did I score, or did I buy a crocodile tooth?