Brevicollis Posted Saturday at 05:48 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:48 PM (edited) Hello, as I was just scrolling throug various online fossil sites just for fun, I stumbled upon this small mosasaur tooth from Morocco, wich appears to have an interesting structure on the labial side, wich might be, if I am not wrong here, an auxiliary carina ? Or just an enamel fold with a weird texture ? It doesnt appear to reach all the way to the base or top, and also doesnt seem to create a V shaped trench, so my guess is : pathology, instead of Stelladens mysteriosus ? But these parts could also be lost to some damage, I'm not sure either. Thanks for any opinions and suggestions ! @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon, @Praefectus, @Kikokuryu, @North Edited Saturday at 06:28 PM by Brevicollis 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...
North Posted Saturday at 07:15 PM Share Posted Saturday at 07:15 PM I would say, most likely it is angle on the enamel. 1 There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted Sunday at 06:57 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 06:57 AM 11 hours ago, North said: I would say, most likely it is angle on the enamel. Do you mean with that an angle, maybe created by a facet ? 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...
North Posted Sunday at 09:35 AM Share Posted Sunday at 09:35 AM 2 hours ago, Brevicollis said: Do you mean with that an angle, maybe created by a facet ? Im not sure can I call it an true facet, but in similar way. There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted Sunday at 09:43 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 09:43 AM 7 minutes ago, North said: Im not sure can I call it an true facet, but in similar way. It would be weird if the tooth has only one facet. Also, the edge seems to have serrations. But Im only 3/4 sure those are, as It could also pixels by the low photo quality. 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...
North Posted Sunday at 12:25 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:25 PM 2 hours ago, Brevicollis said: It would be weird if the tooth has only one facet. Also, the edge seems to have serrations. But Im only 3/4 sure those are, as It could also pixels by the low photo quality. It is always bit difficult with limited pictures. It is always best if you can observe it in person, since pictures might not show hidden details. There's no such thing as too many teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted Sunday at 03:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:58 PM I believe it's an artefact of photography. If you look at the curvature of the tooth in the photographs that show your suspected carina, the tooth curves backwards. Which coincides with the side showing the additional carina being the one illustrated in the other photographs. And over in those, I don't see anything to suggest any unusual morphology or ornamentation... 1 '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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