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  • Pseudopalatus Tooth

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    Taxonomy

    Pseudopalatus Tooth

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Reptilia
    Order: Phytosauria
    Family: Phytosauridae - Pseudopalatinae
    Genus: Machaeroprosopus
    Species: Machaeroprosopus sp.

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Triassic
    Epoch: Late
    International Age: Norian

    Stratigraphy

    Bull Canyon

    Provenance

    Collector: Larry Martin
    Date Collected: 09/01/2017
    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 18.6 mm
    Width: 15 mm
    Thickness: 10.5 mm

    Location

    Quay County
    New Mexico
    United States

    Comments

    Collected on private property owned by Larry Martin.

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    Troodon

    Beautiful tooth.  The shape is very cool

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    GeschWhat

    Thank you. I have SO many Bull Canyon Formation coprolites, I decided to pick up a few teeth and scutes from the areas they were found. This one was so pristine, I had to share it :) 

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    Cowboy Paleontologist

    Cowboy Paleontologist

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    Absolutely lovely!  Roughly where in the county did it come from?

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    SadDigger17

    Thanks for sharing! I've never seen one like this, and it's a pleasure to look at! 

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    Tooth or Dare

    Tooth or Dare

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    Really helpful!  First good denticle count I've found for a phytosaur!  Thanks for posting!

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