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Reptile Fossils found in Florida
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Alligator / Crocodile Teeth  -  Though they look similar, crocodile teeth tend to be shorter and fatter (left tooth in drawing), while alligator teeth tend to be more slender (center tooth in drawing).  Generally what is found is the crown of the tooth, with the root broken off.  The crown of the tooth has a lengthwise "grain" and a fairly smooth concave surface on the bottom.  Rarely you will find a complete tooth, with the root attached (right tooth in drawing).  (average size = 3/4 inch)
Alligator / Crocodile Bone Fragment  -  Unlike most other fossilized bone, alligator bone has characteristic pits throughout the surface.  Very large bone fragments with pits may be skull pieces from large mammals, such as Mammoth or Mastodon.
Alligator / Crocodile Osteoderm (scute) (armor plate)  -  Often you will find a flat fossil fragment where one side is somewhat smooth and the other side has a pattern of deep impressions.  This is likely part of an alligator scute.  The intact scute will look like the drawing, with a raised ridge in the center of the patterned side.  This ridge lies beneath the alligators skin, under one of the spines on it's head, back or tail.