Foshunter Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Just returned home from a trip to Texas. Have a question about this tooth I found. Globidens on a good day are extremely rare, have found only one complete one in 25 years of hunting the Sulphur River. Found this tooth on a short hunts last Friday along with some other finds I will post later as friends arrived the day following our return, no rest for the tired traveler LOL. I first thought it was a small Mosasaur tooth but it had characteristics of an old Glob. find, but it is more conical in shape, where my old tooth is roundish. Both have a hole at the apex of the crown, Mos. doesn't, also Mos. teeth have a striation appearance to the enamel where these teeth have a different texture. I have never seen a Glob. tooth from this area that is conical in appearance, so would like to hear from someone that can varify an ID----Tom New Tooth My old find Mosasaur tooth with striations Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 If I found a crocodile tooth or whale tooth with a hole on the crown I would identify it as being wear from the opposing tooth. That's what it appears to be, but not having found any globidens I can't say for certain that's what it is so I'm only saying this because of teeth I have found with similar "holes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Tom, I think that is a Globidens tooth. I have seen a few from Morocco that have a more conical shape like that. Unworn Globidens teeth have an embossed wrinkled texture. Jess Just returned home from a trip to Texas. Have a question about this tooth I found. Globidens on a good day are extremely rare, have found only one complete one in 25 years of hunting the Sulphur River. Found this tooth on a short hunts last Friday along with some other finds I will post later as friends arrived the day following our return, no rest for the tired traveler LOL. I first thought it was a small Mosasaur tooth but it had characteristics of an old Glob. find, but it is more conical in shape, where my old tooth is roundish. Both have a hole at the apex of the crown, Mos. doesn't, also Mos. teeth have a striation appearance to the enamel where these teeth have a different texture. I have never seen a Glob. tooth from this area that is conical in appearance, so would like to hear from someone that can varify an ID----Tom001.JPG003.JPGNew Tooth004.JPG005.JPGMy old find006.JPGMosasaur tooth with striations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share Posted October 10, 2013 Thanks Jess, I have seen so few examples of these rare Texas teeth and never one that hasn't been rounded from use. Every thing was adding up as to it being Globidens but wasn't positive----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I vote for globidens as well ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 the blunts in Globidens and Carinodens are back teeth. The longer front teeth still have the characteristic wrinkles (anastomizing ridges?). This stuff is fresh in my mind because of a new paper received just yesterday. "The First North American Record of Caronidens belgicus....." Netherlands Journal of Geosciences (92-2/3) 145-152 2013. Thanks Ned! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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