Oxytropidoceras Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 (edited) Huge tooth fossil shows marine predator had plenty to chew on. ScienceDaily, University of Edinburgh, May 29, 2014 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529142458.htm http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/uoe-htf052914.php UK Paleontologists Find Huge Tooth Fossil of Dakosaurus maximus, Sci-News.com, May 30, 2014 http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-tooth-fossil-dakosaurus-maximus-01954.html Prehistoric croc had plenty to chew on, University of Edinburgh http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2014/fossil-280514 The paper is: Young, M. T., L. Steel, M. P. Rigby, E. A. Howlett, and S. Humphrey. Largest known specimen of the genus Dakosaurus (Metriorhynchidae: Geosaurini) from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Late Jurassic) of England, and an overview of Dakosaurus specimens discovered from this formation (including reworked specimens from the Woburn Sand Formation. Historical Biology. Published online: May 16, 2014 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2014.915822 Yours, Paul H. Edited June 1, 2014 by Oxytropidoceras 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Cool tooth, almost as big as a meg! thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koss1959 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 This was found less than ten minutes from me. Very cool find. This is a great stretch of coastline . You can find nearly anything. Etsy shop for Dinosaur Art: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IzzyBeeCreates?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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