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Are these really Iguanodon tooth fragments ?


Brevicollis

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Hello, I saw these two, apparently Iguanodon tooth fragments from the Wealden group of the Isle of Wight, for sale today.

They absolutely dont look like tooth fragments to me, but they appear to have some bubble like texture on them, wich makes me think that they might be some unidentifiable bone fragments.

 

Thanks for any help !

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Great Britain? When the place and stratigraphy fits, there is a good chance that this could be fragmens of Iguanodon-teeth

But, only with the fragments it is really hard to be sure...

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They look like just bone fragments to me,

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12 hours ago, Brevicollis said:

Yes, Isle of Wight, Wealden group.

Anything wrong about that, or why do you seem so astonished ?

@Brevicollis: No, but if you have small pieces that you can't determine exactly with only what is preserved, it helps if you know the exact location and the layer.
This reduces the number of potential candidates. Many fossils and especially fragments of teeth are very similar from different sites and ages. That's why I asked

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Look more like bone frags to me, as well.

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