Hi, @cathy-young, Your Eon is incorrect, it should be Phanerozoic. Would you be able to include an image with a scale? How were you able to identify this tooth as belonging to Deinosuchus? Thanks, Jen
Reply to Jen, Deinsochus has very rugose striations. It is also the largest croc teeth found in that age and location. I am 100% sure that it what it is.
There are two crocodilians (Deinosuchus is actually an alligatoroid) found at that location, Deinosuchus see: ‘King of the Crocodylians: The Paleobiology of Deinosuchus’ (I’ve actually spoken with the author) and Leidyosuchus which are typically less than 1/3 the size and whose striations are not rugose. See: http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/d/deinosuchus.html for a good article.
Hi, @cathy-young, Your Eon is incorrect, it should be Phanerozoic. Would you be able to include an image with a scale? How were you able to identify this tooth as belonging to Deinosuchus? Thanks, Jen
Era – Mesozoic, Period – Cretaceous, Epoch – Upper, Age – Campanian, Group – Black Creek, Formation – Bladen
Thanks Bill!
Hi, @cathy-young, do you think you could upload some photos with a scale bar on a more plain background?
Hello Sam, I’ll be glad to do that this winter. To busy right now.
Cathy
Reply to Jen, Deinsochus has very rugose striations. It is also the largest croc teeth found in that age and location. I am 100% sure that it what it is.
Thanks, Bill! I didn’t know about the striations so I appreciate the information.
There are two crocodilians (Deinosuchus is actually an alligatoroid) found at that location, Deinosuchus see: ‘King of the Crocodylians: The Paleobiology of Deinosuchus’ (I’ve actually spoken with the author) and Leidyosuchus which are typically less than 1/3 the size and whose striations are not rugose. See: http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/d/deinosuchus.html for a good article.