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Weird Mosasaur Tooth?


HJohn

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This mosasaur tooth was labeled as "Mosasaurus anceps" from Morocco, which probably was supposed to read "Prognathodon anceps" but I'm not sure how accurate that is. The tooth has very prominent ridges and super tiny serrations. It's around 2.5 centimeters long.

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6 minutes ago, Brevicollis said:

This is not stelladens, its something different. @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon or @Praefectus can probably help.

 

I agree. This is not Stelladens mysteriosus but Mosasaurus beaugei. It can easily be recognised by the mediodistal curvature of the crown and the number of facets labially and lingually.

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