Rsmull Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 This tooth was also found in the GMR. Any ideas of what it belonged too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Robert Robert first one looks like Xiphactinus audax tooth. The second one looks like Mesosuchus species (Crocodile tooth). Third picture is of Hybodus species (Dorsal Fin Spine) and the fourth picture is the same as the second picture Mesosuchus species (Crocodile tooth). The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Umm... isn't this only one tooth tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I could be wrong but they look different in pics The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It's not Xiphactinus - they are round in cross section, without the sharp cutting edge. Not sure on this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) This tooth was also found in the GMR. Any ideas of what it belonged too? Looks like an Enchodus sp. fang. How does it compare? Edited September 16, 2009 by JohnJ The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 We compared this to some Enchodus fangs. This looked much rounder in cross-section. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Looks like an Enchodus sp. fang. How does it compare? I thought enchodus for a moment too. But I haven't seen enchodus fangs with a curve like this tooth. They are usually pretty straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I thought enchodus for a moment too. But I haven't seen enchodus fangs with a curve like this tooth. They are usually pretty straight. I hear you, but on the other hand...these are keeled and curved Enchodus. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It looks almost reptilian to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I'm in Florida and know nothing of these older teeth...But it reminded me of a pic of a plesiosaur tooth I saw a while back. http://www.rhyniechert.com/images/dinosaurs/plesiosaur.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 it is similar to that but it has the ridges along the side like a reptile tooth. Could it be a type of mososaur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 well, i just hopped over to a site with a bunch of trip reports and fossil pics from GMR, and i'm thinking it's probably enchodus. i mean, it doesn't look exactly like the enchodus i've found at NSR, but it's a pretty big tooth, and if x-man says it ain't x-fish, then that eliminates that, soooo...what else would be the likely suspect? it definitely doesn't look like mosey or plesey to me. so i'll go out on a fishy-smelling limb and say enchodus. unless i'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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