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Hi everyone, I found this little, mostly complete vertebra in the Hell Creek formation of South Dakota in 2019. I don't really know what to make of it as it's very porous, and amphiplatyan (flat on both sides), although I'm not sure how much of that could be attributable to wear. I believe it's safe to cross of squamate (due to lack of concavity) and champsosaur (overall shape) off the list. While most of the crocodilian verebrae I have found in the hell creek have have a convex and concave end, I am aware that some can be found that are flat sided. The porosity of the bone makes me hopeful th
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Hey everybody! I wanted to make a thread sharing with you some of the smaller fossils in my collection, many of which I've photographed using my digital microscope. Some of these I've found in the field at microsites or channel deposits, while others I've found at home searching through matrix. I hope you enjoy! Our journey begins in Wyoming's Lance formation: A Pectinodon tooth my dad found in 2017. A tooth that was identified by other forum members as potentially Avisaurus, also found in 2017. A tooth I initially called Paronychodon, although the small &
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Hi all. I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything on the forum, but now that I'm back from college I'm planning on being more active. Today I wanted to post this odd fossil I found this past summer at a Hell Creek formation microsite in eastern Montana. I've never seen anything quite like it before, but my guess is that it's some odd denticle from a cartilaginous fish of some variety OR alternatively it could just be an odd fish tooth (maybe pharyngeal?). It measures about 4 mm from base to tip and a little bit over 1 mm at its widest. Any input would be appreciated. -Noel
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Hey everyone, Here are a few bones I found at a microsite in the Hell Creek formation this summer near Baker, Montana. All of these shown below are hollow, so I'm assuming they are theropod, but I was wondering if anyone could identify them further. Not sure how specific you can get with fragments like this, but any advice would be helpful. Thanks!
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ID would be great or any info, location B----- Ranch Microsite USA. Is this a quality tooth, was thinking of making a pendant with it.
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I found this tiny, slender bone at a Hell Creek microsite during my trip to the Dakotas in 2019 with PaleoProspectors. I'm not sure what it came from, but I'm hoping it's theropod, avian or otherwise. It's missing a section of the outer layer of bone and I believe the interior is hollow & filled in with the ironstone common in the formation. The dimensions are 1.7 cm in length and about 3 mm in width. I would appreciate any feedback you may have. In situ shot from the site: The closeup shots did not come out exactly how I wanted them lighting and detail wise. If you would l
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Another tiny toe found in a North Dakota Hell Creek microsite, this little digit is 1 cm in length and about 5 mm in width. I know it's difficult to identify isolated digits but I was hoping we could potentially narrow it down to a general ID, turtle, croc, champ or other.
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Here's an interesting fossil I found from the summer which I am just getting around to posting. I believe it's a piece of turtle beak based on its shape and the numerous holes which I believe are part of the vascular structure of the beak, rather than just the standard cancellous tissue of bone. Here's a modern one I found online for comparison. And one from a marine turtle on the Oceans of Kansas website.
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Hello everyone, I found this nice claw in South Dakota over the summer and have yet to find a definitive match for its identity. It's about a centimeter and a half long.
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Hey everyone, I found this little jaw section at a microsite in North Dakota's Hell Creek formation this past summer and I'm finally getting around to posting about it. I believe it's fish, possibly gar, but I'm not sure. I'd like to know people's opinions. It's about 1.3 centimeters long. Thanks, Noel
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Hey everyone, I found this spit tooth in Montana's Judith River formation over the summer and believe it belongs to a ceratopsid as it looks similar to ones I've found in Hell Creek and Lance. This would be cool as they are significantly rarer in this formation than in HC & L , despite a wider variety of species. Let me know what you think. It's about 1.5 cm long and 1 cm wide.
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From the album: Judith River fm. Fossil Finds
cf. Saurornitholestes langstoni Late Cretaceous (Campanian~76 mya) Judith River formation-
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I just "rediscovered" what I believe to be a cretaceous mammal tooth, I placed it with the triceratops and edmontosaurus spit teeth thinking it was a sliver of one. Taking a closer look I think it could be the crown of a small mammal's tooth. I want to know what you think (It's about 7 millimeters long).
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From the album: Judith River fm. Fossil Finds
Here's the second piece of crocodilian osteoderm I found in Montana in the summer of 2017. It may also be from Leidyosuchus. -
From the album: Judith River fm. Fossil Finds
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From the album: Judith River fm. Fossil Finds
Here we have the tooth tip from a Tyrannosaurid I found at a microsite in Northern MT. Teeth, especially fragmentary ones like these are nearly impossible to identify accurately as the differences between those of Gorgosaurus and Daspletosaurus (the two species of tyrannosaur from the JRF) are difficult to distinguish.-
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From the album: Judith River fm. Fossil Finds
This little tooth likely comes from the alligatoroid Leidyosuchus. However I could be wrong and I'm basing that idea off of it being the only crocodilian other than deinosuchus described from the formation. -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Scapherpeton tectum Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Thescelosaurus neglectus Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Scapherpeton tectum Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Thescelosaurus neglectus Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
I found this on an anthill and initially thought it was a croc/alligator tooth but after closer inspection I believe it's a premax tooth from the ornithopod. Thescelosaurus neglectus Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
After cleaning some of the excess dirt off the fossil I found that it had a tooth still unerupted. One of the cooler fossils I found on this trip. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
I found this piece and initially thought it could be champsosaur, later on some forum members believed it to be crocodilian so it likely belonged to Borealosuchus, Brachychampsa or another unnamed genus. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Jury is still out about the identity of this digit but I believe it's either crocodilian (Borealosuchus, Brachychampsa or other) or a turtle (numerous species). Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation
