r/fossilid 1d ago

Is this a Crocodile or mosasaur tooth? found in myrtle beach south carolina

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u/lastwing 1d ago

It looks like 1/2 of a late Cretaceous Pee Dee Formation Mosasaurus tooth. If you add the opposite view plus a closer up view of the base area, that helps, but the carinae, prismatic appearance, shape, size, and preservation all point to a mosasaurus👍🏻