Question about Moroccan Mosasaur tooth.

[Georgemckenzie]

Recently bought this tooth along with a plesiosaur tooth,the plesiosaur tooth having a few repairs

I’m curious as to what’s sticking out the top of this tooth wether it be a bit root or what not I don’t know 

Any help is appreciated:

[Georgemckenzie]

[snolly50]

To my eye it appears a piece of random bone that has found its way to attachment at the base of the crown. It seems to rest on its "side" occluding the base of the crown. A fragment of root or jaw would not naturally hold that position; although it may be such a fragment, displaced.  

[Georgemckenzie]

4 minutes ago, snolly50 said:

To my eye it appears a piece of random bone that has found its way to attachment at the base of the crown. It seems to rest on its "side" occluding the base of the crown. A fragment of root or jaw would not naturally hold that position; although it may be such a fragment, displaced.  

Thanks for the reply is there anyway to know what the bone might be off?

[Fossildude19]

Just now, Georgemckenzie said:

Is there anyway to know what kind of bone it could be? And thanks for the reply 

Probably not. Too small, and no identifying features on chunks that small. 

[Georgemckenzie]

2 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

Probably not. Too small, and no identifying features on chunks that small. 

Thanks for the reply as well I’m not gonna complain it makes me like the piece more haha 

[LordTrilobite]

I agree that it's likely a random piece of bone that was fossilised right next to it. With some better sharp closeups it might be possible to tell if it's part of a reptile or fish bone. It's likely too fragmentary to tell what type of bone exactly, but fish and reptiles and fish have very different bone structure.

[Georgemckenzie]

17 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said:

I agree that it's likely a random piece of bone that was fossilised right next to it. With some better sharp closeups it might be possible to tell if it's part of a reptile or fish bone. It's likely too fragmentary to tell what type of bone exactly, but fish and reptiles and fish have very different bone structure.

Are these any better 

[Georgemckenzie]

[LordTrilobite]

Good photos, thanks.

 

I would say that's most likely part of a fish bone. It's very common to find all sorts of fish bones next to Mosasaur remains from Morocco. So yeah, pretty typical. But it's a nice piece.

[Georgemckenzie]

44 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said:

Good photos, thanks.

 

I would say that's most likely part of a fish bone. It's very common to find all sorts of fish bones next to Mosasaur remains from Morocco. So yeah, pretty typical. But it's a nice piece.

Thanks for the help and I’m glad it’s a nice piece I haven’t seen one like it before