Per Christian Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 This fossil is listed as a Baryonyx tooth with possible jaw underneath. What do members here make of it? Is it possible to tell whether it's a jaw or not alongside the tooth? Formation: Wealden formation, Hastings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 If there were a definitive jaw visible the seller would not have listed it as "possible jaw" One would have additional prep work to determine that. I would not purchase it based on a jaw being present just that tooth, is it complete?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per Christian Posted August 8, 2021 Author Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Troodon said: If there were a definitive jaw visible the seller would not have listed it as "possible jaw" One would have additional prep work to determine that. I would not purchase it based on a jaw being present. Thank you, that is what I needed to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Also, you need to ask the seller about specific provenance, because Hastings beds is Valanginian - older than Barremian Wessex formation where Baryonyx is known from, so this tooth is best identified as Spinosauridae indet. Suchosaurus cultridens is known from Wadhurst Clay formation, which is part of Hastings beds, but it might be dubious. There are a lot of different formations in UK spanning the entire Early Cretaceous that do not share their faunas with each other. The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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