BirdsAreDinosaurs Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Hi all! I think this might be a crocodile tooth, but I am not quite sure as I cannot seem to find anything from the Kem Kem beds that is a good match. The tooth is from near Talsint and is approximately 3 cm long. It is very straight, has pretty smooth enamel and I am not able to discern serrations. Is this a croc tooth, and if yes, would it be possible to assign it to a family, genus or species? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 interesting one, no idea. We have had two like this from KemKem and gave them away as ?Croc. Was not possible to identify them clear. Some of the juvenile Spinos look a bit like this, now visible serration and no ripping, so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsAreDinosaurs Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 Thanks for your thoughts! Juvenile Spino has crossed my mind, but the overall shape and the enamel texture do not really seem to be a good match. I am curious what you think, @Anomotodon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 It might be Laganosuchus maghrebiensis - here is a tooth assigned to it (scale 2 cm). Smooth enamel, somewhat labio-lingually compressed. I assume more anterior teeth could have had less distally curved apices. Juvenile spinosaurid is also a possibility. Here is L. thaumastos from Niger. Although some Laganosuchus teeth had flutting - L. maghrebiensis, not sure if this is a positional or preservational effect. 1 The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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