Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 I bought this tooth on impulse a few days ago. To me it looks like a fully rooted Plesiosaur tooth. It has all the characteristics of being from the Kem Kem Beds aswell. I've not seen any other rooted teeth to compare it to. So, did I score, or did I buy a crocodile tooth? "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 The most interesting feature to me is this hole at the base of the root. "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikrogeophagus Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 I’m thinking plesiosaur. I know the Kem Kem had river systems with Leptocleidid plesiosaurs present and of a similar morphology. Not sure if there were any polycotylids around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 I agree with Leptocleidid plesiosaur tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 57 minutes ago, EPIKLULSXDDDDD said: I’m thinking plesiosaur. I know the Kem Kem had river systems with Leptocleidid plesiosaurs present and of a similar morphology. Not sure if there were any polycotylids around. Has the species been described? And any opinion or idea how rare of a tooth this is? "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 51 minutes ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: Has the species been described? And any opinion or idea how rare of a tooth this is? Not officially described, they are fairly rare and I haven't seen a rooted one like that before: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105310 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Definitely the Kem Kem leptoclidid plesiosaur. Haven't seen a rooted tooth like this before either. Nice one! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 9/4/2023 at 10:07 PM, Mikrogeophagus said: Not sure if there were any polycotylids around. Seeing as leptoclidid's were the ancestoral lineage to polycotylids, it's a mistake easily made, especially as the latter are more commonly known. 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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