FFRay Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) I found this fossil this past weekend at Green Mills Run in Greenville, NC. I believe it to be a Cretaceous fossil from the Peedee formation, however fossils from the Pliocene and Pleistocene can be found here. I took it to the Aurora Fossil Museum and the staff member there believed it to be a tooth from a mosasaur species. Sorry for the not so great photos, the tooth is very small and was hard to take pictures of. Size (mm): Height: 7.7 Diameter at the base: 4.8 Diameter at the tip: .9 Edited September 4 by FFRay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I think crocodile is a possibility for this tooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohler Palaeontology Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Not 100% sure, but I am leaning toward mosasaur. Could be croc though. Kind Regards, Kohler Palaeontology 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I’m in the croc camp myself… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohler Palaeontology Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I thought maybe mosasaur as I've never seen a croc tooth with such a curve. I have on mosasaur teeth. but everything else looks croc. I don't study marine reptiles, nor crocs so I'm kind of stuck on this one. Kind Regards, Kohler Palaeontology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFRay Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 I am leaning towards croc too, but I have no experience in this area and I am just relating it to the teeth I see online. Is there a way to know what the species may be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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