Brevicollis Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Hello, I saw this little tooth from the Oxford clay formation. Its offered as Steneosaurus, but I wanted to ask if there could be a chance if it could be a small Pliosaur tooth. Its 19mm in length. Thanks for any help ! My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : I'm just a young guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon, @Praefectus, I completly forgot to tagg you guys... My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : I'm just a young guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kikokuryu Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 You can see that clear and distinct carinae (cutting edge) on the tooth indicating it is a croc and not a pliosaur or other non-croc Jurassic marine reptiles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 Thanks ! My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : I'm just a young guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 4 hours ago, Kikokuryu said: You can see that clear and distinct carinae (cutting edge) on the tooth indicating it is a croc and not a pliosaur or other non-croc Jurassic marine reptiles. I agree. This is a teleosaurid marine crocodile for the clear carinae and fact that the well-defined striae stop short of running into it. '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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