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Publication - New find of Globidens alabamaensis cranial remains described from the Ozan Formation

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Globidens alabamaensis is one of the rarest mosasaurs known from the United States of America, with most finds existing of teeth alone. In our latest article we describe newly discovered fossil remains that can be attribute to the species.

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383117647_New_remains_of_the_mosasaur_Globidens_alabamaensis_from_the_North_Sulphur_River_of_Texas

 

Authors: @Praefectus @BrennanThePaleoDude @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon

 

Abstract: Here, we report on the important discovery of two well-preserved maxillae from the durophagous mosasaur Globidens alabamaensis Gilmore, 1912. The maxillae were found in the Ozan Formation embedded in the North Sulphur River channel near Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas, USA. Both maxillae preserve nearly complete tooth rows. In North America, Globidens is amongst the rarest mosasaurs, with remains consisting predominantly of isolated teeth and jaw fragments.

 

This has been another excellent project to work on with you guys, and I grateful to have been part of this journey! Thanks go to Courtney Travanini for making her discovery of the Globidens fossils available for study, and to Nathan Dehaut (@ekhyl_ on Instagram) for his artistic reconstruction.

 

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Left maxilla in labial view (top) and right maxilla in labial view (bottom).

 

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Associated rooted tooth in labial view.

 

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Lingual view of the right maxilla showing germ tooth in 7th tooth position.

 

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Reconstruction of Globidens alabamaensis Gilmore, 1912. Illustration by Nathan Dehaut.

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Jaybot Regular Member

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Amazing specimen!  Globidens is such an interesting mosasaur.

Congrats on the publication as well!

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-Jay

 

 

“The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.”
― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

 

 

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Congrats to all 3 of you! Always awesome to see a Texas mosasaur in the news as well.

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It truly makes me smile inside and out when I see our members this engaged on peer reviewed, paleontology literature! Congratulations to Courtney on her discovery, and Kudos to Trevor, Brennan, Alex and Ashley on this informative publication!!!

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Amazing fossil and fantastic job studying it and writing it up, you guys!

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