Izan Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Hello everyone! I'm new here and just a paleontology fan. I love Mosasaurs and I always wanted part of a jaw. I recently saw a post on a website that I'd purchased items before, so it is trusted by me. I found this mosasaur jaw at a very reasonable price but I doubt if it is 100% original or a composite. Size of jaw is 24 x 7 x 2,5 cm. Could someone help me decide whether or not to buy this piece? Thanks in advance (attached all the available photos) MVI_8930.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0b Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 I would not buy it. Definitely a composition and for some reason I think the teeth are facing the wrong direction. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Correct. I forgot to mention that on the second-last photo we can see on the right tooth that it is glued ("sand" between the tooth and the bone). Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izan Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 I also think that the teeth are glued together. On the website said that the piece was restored, but I didn't know how much it could be., if they found the entire jaw fragmented and glued it together, or if they belong to different mosasaurs. Thanks you all!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 Looks like a complete fabrication, to me. Run far away. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izan Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 Thank you all very much for your contributions and coments! Izan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izan Posted July 15, 2023 Author Share Posted July 15, 2023 Now my question is; the jaw is composite by various mosasaurs bones, or is a carved bone glued together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 4 hours ago, Izan said: Now my question is; the jaw is composite by various mosasaurs bones, or is a carved bone glued together? Looks like a real section of mosasaur jaw (probably the maxilla of one of the smaller species) that has had teeth glued on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izan Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 Thanks Praefectus!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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