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It's 8:30am, below freezing, and cloudy - the perfect time to hike up a mountain to collect fossils! A rock-hounding buddy of mine recently stumbled upon a hash layer on one of the hikes we've done in Montana, and kindly offered to show me. Unfortunately the layer wasn't at the beginning of the trail, rather the end, so we had to climb 1,900 ft (6 statue of liberty's) and millions of years in geology to get to it - nature is rarely conducive to human ambition. After the short (2.5 mile) but steep hike, we made it to rock slides where the layer was being eroded and immediately began spotting plates of brachiopod hash - I can't believe I missed them before! Based on the geologic map of the area, I suspect these are Late Devonian-Early Mississippian in age. Wacking my geologic pick into the hill to carefully climb the steep slopes of the rockfalls, I began spotting some nice specimens. They were preserved in a pretty powder blue, and easy to spot against the dark matrix of the ancient sea floor. Unfortunately a lot of them appeared smashed in their tumbling down the hill. I loaded up my backpack with probably 40-50 lbs of rock, which in hindsight was not the best decision I've ever made. Here are some of the more interesting pieces (I don't know them any more precisely than "brachiopod", feel free to chime in brach fans): I was especially hoping to find a winged brach - I didn't find a nice one - but my friend generously gifted me one he found minutes after I mentioned hoping to find one. Hope you enjoyed! I'll be headed back to Texas where I have more trips in mind...
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Recently found on a float trip in Central Montana in the Missouri breaks. Roughly 3 inches long.
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Hello everyone! Here is a nice raptor tooth from Montana, JRF Hill county. Another collector and I were wondering what the species is likely. Especially with those ridges. Back then bought as a Saurornitholestes.
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This is a tooth that lets me doubt the label… It was sold as “Albertosaurus”. Provenance is Hell Creek Formation, Montana. But to my understanding there is no Albertosaurus in the HCF of Montana or am I wrong? The serration count is 3 per mm and 2.5 per mm. Has someone got an idea what it might be?
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Tyrannosaurus rex, 2.038”, Carter Co., MT
GTS posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Fellow members, I am considering purchasing this tooth which is advertised as being a T. rex tooth from the HCF of Carter Co., MT. The seller isn’t able to provide the nearest town. The enamel isn’t perfect but I am guessing that much of the value will be in the length. I am told that there is no repair nor restoration - can anyone see any evidence that might suggest otherwise? The description also states that there is some partial root present. From research, it seems to be an average specimen as is typically found. Or perhaps somewhat above average given that most teeth found are in a worse state. Might members agree that this is a nice 2” T. rex tooth (albeit with some enamel missing) at this price point. There are better out there but those perfect examples will be well north of much more, one suspects. Thankyou in advance.
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I found this while I was hunting in southeastern Montana. Carter county. Not sure that it is a fossil but seems too smooth and regular shaped to not be. Any help would be appreciated.
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Unknown Bird/Pterosaur/Small Raptor bones from Hell Creek Formation, Montana
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I've got a few bones that I've been scratching my head over for a couple days. They are from the Hell Creek Formation in Garfield County, Montana. They're extremely thin and hollow, and only one seems to have undergone some compression. I'm including measurements with the photos below. Curious to hear what you all think. -
Hello! I have found fossilized bones in a dry valley off off the Milk River/ Judith River formation. They were sitting near each other in an area that had been washed out fairly recently. The area found is up the bank from where the Milk River meets the now Fresno Reservoir. Any help to ID so that I can tell my 7 year old dinosaur enthusiast friend about what these are.
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This fish fossil jaw from the bearpaw shale was sold to me but I'm not sure which one, I think it might be from an icthyodectid if somekind?
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Hi everyone, New here! I recently found these a few weeks ago in the Badlands of Eastern Montana, in what I believe would be 'Hell Creek' formation. For clarities sake, my knowledge level is very low, and I'm not looking to sell anything. I hope the photos aren't too confusing visually. The posted photos are of 2 ea. fossils. I found these at the bottom of a canyon while out on a hike. They weren't poking out of deposit per se, but were rather tumbling down the drainage out of a hill side/feature. There were quite a few more pieces laying around where I found these. They are very heavy, hard, and have the feel and 'ring' of fired clay/ceramic. Also, both of them are two-sided, interestingly, as if they are the remains of something that was sort of piled up - or maybe 2-sided indeed. I did some googling and found nothing that resembles them. I did actually join today to get some help in IDing these form all you folks, but this is a VERY cool forum and, I think I will enjoy spending a bit of time here. Thanks a lot for any knowlege that is offered up. Your help is much appreciated! Rod
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Found in hill county Montana yesterday. I believe it’s a lower ceratopsian beak, but I just wanted to make sure (and don’t feel bad telling me if it’s not). It was on a hill surrounded by literally hundreds of pieces of frill. I hope it’s a beak. I’ve always wanted to find a horn, but up in the JRF where we look they’re always in ten thousand pieces- a beak would probably make me just as happy thanks for any help. -if it is a beak would this size make it a juvenile or are ceratopsian just smaller in the JRF? the other pic was one of the pieces of frill that looked a lot like a peripheral part of the frill - don’t know what it’s called. Thoughts?
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From the album: Hell Creek / Lance Formations
The Hell Creek formation exposed in Montana - a fossil-lover's paradise.- 1 comment
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From the album: Hell Creek / Lance Formations
A shed Triceratops tooth found at a microsite-
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From the album: Hell Creek / Lance Formations
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From the album: Hell Creek / Lance Formations
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From the album: Hell Creek / Lance Formations
During my first pilgrimage to the Hell Creek formation, there were some fantastic sunsets.- 4 comments
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Not educated enough on JRF, Montana for now. But I was wondering what Tyrannosaurids are found there. Especially at hill county. Are they identifiable? I got pictures. But rather share them privately. It's of a 3 inch tooth.
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From the album: Dinosaur Teeth
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Triceratops horridus (or prorsus) (Marsh, 1889 /1890) Late Cretaceous, c. 67 Ma Hell Creek Formation, Powder River Co., Montana After acquiring a gorgeous T. rex tooth, I could not resist the opportunity of acquiring a tooth of its likely prey - Triceratops. I’m aware of the difficulty in identifying ceratopsian teeth and the impossibility of distinguishing between T. horridus and T. prorus. As Triceratops is the most commonly encountered genus within the HCF, this is labelled as being Triceratops horridus or prorus in my collection. I understand that the locality is known for T. prorus so it may well be that this is T. prorus. I love this specimen for it still having the root - so unlikely to be a shed tooth.
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Hi all, This rock comes from the Lance formation in Weston county, Montana. It's fossil-caliber solid feeling (as opposed to clay-like matrix in this area), but it's obviously not a solid fossil (unless it's a coprolite of mashed up stuff). There seem to be many fossils in it. The only thing recognizable to me is a couple of ceratopsian teeth. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something I should leave intact (such as a coprolite) before I try to dismantle it...lol It's wet in these pics.
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Hello everyone Below are a few photos that I'd like some IDs on (if possible) from my trip with Paleo Prospectors to Garfield County, Montana back last month. We were fossil hunting with the ranch owners permission on private land in Hell Creek exposures. Row 1-Likely theropod/raptor toe bone and two theropod/raptor broken limb bones? Row 3-Small bones with odd texture/shape Row 5-Small broken limb bones? Row 7-Small crocodilian vert and small fish verts Thanks for looking. Feel free to request more photos (clarity, different angles/sides, etc.) if you see something odd or cool. Also found some nice teeth (likely nanotyrannus, ceratopsian, and gator) and a bunch of other cool bones. Can't wait to head back with them next year.
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Found these vertebra in same area as some turtle scutes but also dino bones. The large one was on a separate butte than the small ones. The small ones were from an area where I found maybe 6 more, various degrees of breakage. They are all acoelus. The largest doesn't have signs of broken neural processes. All have that hourglass shaped groove down the back between series of ridges. I can't find similar configurations anywhere. Turtle?
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Been looking through some of my old Hell Creek Formation fossils I collected near Glendive, Montana a few years ago and these are a few vertebrae I found but could never ID. I can provide any additional photos needed. Thanks!
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Hello everyone! I have been going through some of my older fossils I collected from the Hell Creek Fm. near Glendive, Montana a few years back and found these three teeth. Anyone know what they may be? I can provide any additional photos or info necessary. Thanks!
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