An unusual dental pathology in a tooth of Spinosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the mid-Cretaceous of Morocco

Roy E. Smith; David M. Martill

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105499

An unusual dental pathology in a tooth of Spinosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the mid-Cretaceous of Morocco

Roy E. Smith, David M. Martill^*

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School of the Environment, Geography & Geosciences

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Abstract

A single tooth identified as cf. Spinosaurus sp. from the Ifezouane Formation of the Kem Kem Group of eastern Morocco is noteworthy for a series of extensive palaeopathologies. These include an enhanced lingual curvature to the crown and the development of three deep grooves extending from at least the crown root junction to the apex of the crown. An attenuated carina is present but this does not extend to the crown tip, and neither does it start at the crown base. A wear facet is also present at the tip. This is the first report of external dental pathologies in the tooth of a spinosaurine spinosaurid.

Original language	English
Article number	105499
Number of pages	6
Journal	Cretaceous Research
Volume	146
Early online date	1 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105499
Publication status	Early online - 1 Mar 2023

Keywords

Cretaceous
dental palaeopathology
Dinosauria
Kem Kem Group
Morocco
Theropoda

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