Fossil tooth found near Moab, Utah

[Julianne Evans]

I dint know if I'm even in the right place to post this or ask about it.  I need help please.  Where can i go? I know it's a serrated tooth and it's embedded in rock, and i imagine it could be pretty old.  But how old?  Found near Moab, Utah, 2024.

 

   

[Randyw]

Hi! Welcome to the forum! You should have posted this under its own topic in the fossil I.d. Section. Hopefully @Fossildude19 can separate and move it.

as to this item it appears to be a tooth but more of the matrix would need to be removed for a better or positive i.d.

Edited 19 hours ago by Randyw

[digit]

Split into its own topic.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Fossildude19]

It will be hard to identify with the matrix remaining on most of the tooth.

 

Looks like the area around Moab has exposed Mesozoic strata,  including Early Cretaceous.

 

 

 

Maybe research the Formations in the area. See what has been found previously.

 

Here is a dinosaur tooth found in Moab, in the Cedar Mountain Formation:

 

 

[Othniel C. Marsh]

I'd be inclined to identify your tooth as that of a phytosaur as opposed to a dinosaur. Exposures of the particularly fossiliferous Late Triassic Chinle Formation, of which phytosaurs are a prominent faunal component, can be found in the vicinity of Moab. The preservation of your tooth is also comparable to that typical of the formation. I must emphasise however that I'm no expert, and as @Fossildude19 stated the fact that much of the tooth is still within the matrix will likely make identification - particularly down to a genus or species level - difficult. Pictures from more angles might help.

Edited 7 hours ago by Othniel C. Marsh