New Members Marokomael Posted May 24 New Members Share Posted May 24 Hello world I came across a formation of teeth while traveling through Morocco. (South of Erfud) Can anyone tell me what it might be? My guess is, that the teeths belong to a platecarpus ptychodon. Does anyone with more expertise agree? Can I bring this back to Switzerland from Morocco? Thank you very much and best regards Ismael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Not teeth - There is no enamel present. This looks like a geologic formation called Cone-in Cone structures. 1 3 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Brandy Cole Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Welcome to the forum @Marokomael! The number and uniform makeup of these uplifts indicate to me that they were formed by natural weathering or erosion. Teeth will have an enamel band around the outside edge of the tooth. So in broken specimens, you can see a uniform band of material that makes up the outside of the tooth and then a completely different material that makes up the inside of the tooth. Here, there are broken edges present in several of these, and we can see that it's made of the same material throughout the piece. But this is a very neat formation, and I can see what drew you to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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