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Mosasaur jaw with shark- and replacement tooth?


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Hello everyone,  I was wondering which parts of this rooted mosasaur tooth are real. There is a second tooth in it which looks like a replacement tooth and next to it there is also a shark tooth. Can you tell if the bones of the jaw are real? I thought the bigger tooth could be glued on the root, like it's often the case with mosasaur teeth from morocco.  And why is there a shark tooth in the bone?

Any insight is appreciated.

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Yup, the tooth is glued back with plaster to the root. But the other teeth and bones seem to be real. Dont see this negative, its still a nice looking piece for display !

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Its coincidence, teeth are often mixed in the sediment. I do not think it is a replacement tooth, three different ones together

Might be it has original skull bones attached, reglued

 

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