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Archosaur teeth from the Cretaceous of Morocco

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Alexander W. A. Kellner  and
Bryn J. Mader
Alexander W. A. Kellner
Affiliation:
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology and Department of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024
Bryn J. Mader
Affiliation:
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology and Department of Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, New York 10024
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The newly organized Long Island Natural History Museum (LINHM) has assembled a small collection of fossil vertebrates from the Cretaceous of Morocco. Among the remains in this collection are two spinosaurid (Theropoda) teeth and one sauropod tooth that we refer to either the Diplodocidae or Titanosauridae. Because of the scarcity of spinosaurid and Cretaceous sauropod teeth, a short description of the material is presented here. In addition to the dinosaurian remains, the collection includes an unidentified crocodilian tooth and a tooth identified tentatively as that of a pterosaur, which we also describe briefly. Furthermore, there are other fossil reptile teeth from the Ksar es Souk Province in the collections of the LINHM. Some of these may represent groups of reptiles other than those discussed here, but the taxonomic identity of these teeth is still being determined.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 71 , Issue 3 , May 1997 , pp. 525 - 527
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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