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I found this tooth on private property in the Lance Formation, and I wanted to know what y’all think. Dr. Bakker told me ceratopsian (Lepto if I remember correctly). He said it was one of the teeth oriented toward the front of the mouth. I’m inclined to believe him, but has anyone else seen this before?
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From the album: Hell Creek Formation Microsite
A rooted tooth from a juvenile Leptoceratops, a smaller cousin of Triceratops. -
From the album: Hell Creek / Lance Formations
Triceratops's smaller cousin, this Ceratopsian lacked horns. Note the single root. This is a very small tooth, likely from a baby (the root being present also means that unfortunately this dinosaur did not survive into adulthood). -
As a follow up to my last topic, i've included some of the other dinosaur teeth that I acquired at an annual fossil show. The first tooth pictured is claimed to be Triceratops, no locality was included but he claims it was found in North Carolina. however I cannot find any information to which Triceratops material has been found in NC. The second tooth pictured is claimed to be a Leptoceratops tooth from Hell Creek, however it seems they are often misidentified as Triceratops teeth. The third tooth depicted is Labeled as Richardoestesia, also from the Hell Creek formation. I am grateful for any identification and information that can be provided! Please feel free to ask for more adequate photos.
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From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
While far less famous than its horned and frilled relatives, Leptoceratops were interesting small herbivores in their own right, likely utilizing their deep set jaws as a deterrent for predators. So far this is the only tooth from this genus I've found so far. -
I found this little tooth crown at a conglomerate site in the Lance formation a couple weeks ago on my fossil hunting excursion with Paleoprospectors. I wasn't sure what it belonged to, at first I thought it was a small Triceratops crown but under further examination I think it could belong to another herbivore. I looked at @Troodon's post on Leptoceratops from hell creek and saw similarities to the maxillary teeth. I wanted to know what some of the dino people thought about mine. It broke when I was trying to prep it out so the sheen is from the glue I used to put it back together. The tooth is about half a centimeter in height.
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Only large bodied Ceratopsian have been described from the Hell Creek/Lance Formations like Triceratops and Torosaurus. Small bodied Ceratopsians do exist and isolated material similar to Leptoceratops gracilis is found. I believe the type specimen was discovered in Alberta part of the Scollard Formation which is Maastrichtian in age. Most of these finds are is in the form of isolated teeth however post-cranial material and skull elements are scarce but found. Dealers/auction sellers and collectors have a good understanding of what these teeth look like and the teeth are very distinctive from large bodied Ceratopsians with just a single root. Skull Elements: Isolated Teeth: Post-Cranial Elements
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