Ivaldir Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Hey all, I bought this tooth years ago before I really got into fossil hunting myself but never actually got it to an ID. The label says it came from Oued Zem and the matrix seems to fit. There seem to be some repaired fractures. I have no experience with mosasaur teeth and researching a bit has only got me more confused regarding the ID. My (rather uneducated) attempt: there seems to be a curvature towards on mesiodistal plane pointing towards Mosasaurs. It has no serrations, but there are facets on it. Mosasaurus beaugei? Looking forward to your thoughts! Oh length of the crown is 5cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Yes, that's Mosasaurus beaugei. You can tell based on the facet count and the general medial (center of the jaw) curvature of the tooth. Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Indeed an nice M. beaugei. I really like brown color of it. 1 There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivaldir Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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