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Fossil ID Help - Triceratops or Nodosaur? Hell Creek Formation, Harding County, SD
HellCreekDinosaurs posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi All, First time posting! I need help with a fossil I found in the Hell Creek Formation of Harding County, SD this year. At first I thought it was a piece of Triceratops frill, but the more I prepped it, it appears to have edges with bone surface most of the way around it. If it was a piece of frill, I would not expect the edges to taper off (unless it was from a juvenile I guess). If it is a scute then it is absolutely huge and not like anything I have seen before. Hopefully the fossil community can help shed some light on this mystery. Any photos or links to reference other fossils would be helpful as well. Thank you in advance for your help! - Ryan- 15 replies
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I got this a year or so ago, but this was bought as, possibly an ankylosaurian from the Woodbine Formation at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, Texas, USA. It is in pretty rough shape, so I don't expect the best results, but I'm hoping it is an indet. narrowed down to at least Ankylosauria. It looked like it could be a Nodosaurid indet. based on shape. A high chance of it being a complete bust, but I didn't spend much on it so it I figured it was worth the risk for a rare locale. Forgot to take a picture with a measurement, but it's roughly 4.5mm tall.
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I have this piece of bone that due to the texture and shape I think might be an ankylosaur osteoderm. It also seems like it might have some predation, shown by the circled area. It's from the Lance fm of Weston Co. WY. Thanks for any help.
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New Jersey Nodosaur Donation
njcreekhunter posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
Hey everyone. Last summer I found an interesting piece of late Cretaceous fossil bone with a unique texture in New Jersey. It was later identified as a Nodosaur osteoderm by Ralph Johnson. Dinosaur material in general is rare in New Jersey and this specimen to my knowledge is the second Nodosaur osteoderm found in the state of New Jersey. Recently, I had the pleasure of donating this specimen to the New Jersey State Museum. I am honored to be able to contribute this specimen to science for future generations to study. Here are photos of the specimen.- 12 replies
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230202-the-weird-dinosaurs-of-americas-lost-continent
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Recently I visited paleontologist Ralph Johnson. Ralph gave a tour of the MAPS (Monmouth Amateur Paleontologists Society) collection and shared his extensive knowledge of New Jersey Paleontology. I also brought a few of my finds from the late Cretaceous of New Jersey hoping Ralph could identify them. One of which was a piece of bone with an interesting texture and shape. Ralph identified this piece as the second nodosaur osteoderm found in New Jersey. We compared it with a cast of Ralph’s nodosaur scute and it was a match. Here are some photos of this specimen. I'm thrilled to have this piece identified.
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Hi all, A bulk purchase of channel deposit material from the Judith River Formation of Montana has yielded these teeth, each of which appears to have some ankylosaurian affinities. I have read @Troodon’s guide on this very topic, but alas I still would like a second look at some of these teeth. I do not have the capacity to take very good macro photos, but I hope that these are passable at least for an initial glance. The scale of each tooth. The numbering on the bottom is centimeters while the numbering on top is in inches Tooth 1: I’m 99% sure this one is ankylosauridae Tooth 2: Might actually be Ceratopsid, but the presence of “denticles” is what’s making me post this one. Tooth 3: Ditto for this tooth, may be Ceratopsid, but we’ll see. Tooth 4: 80% sure this one is Nodosauridae with feeding wear. The opposing side has the distinctive “shelf” that gives the tooth a mitt look. Let me know if a picture of the other side is needed. Tooth 5: Also thinking nodosaur on this one, fairly confident Thanks everyone!
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Could anyone tell me if these are Nodosaur fossils? I found them on my property in Muncie Indiana. Google lens binged it as Nodosaur and upon searching, I found a very good picture of a 110 million yr old dinosaur fossil of the nodosaur. The count, shape, and placement of the spikes seem to be exactly the same. Although I am not that knowledgeable and very new to this.
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Hello! I recently bought this ankylosaur tooth (in fact it arrived today) and I was wondering if it could be from a nodosaur. Thank you! (Judith river formation hill county Montana)
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Hello . Is this tooth a Ankylosaur or a Nodosaur tooth ??? Locality : Hill county , Judith river formation Thank in advance !
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A nodosaur/Ankylosaur ? Ungual from my collection . A dis-articulated Surface find from central USA in “Appalachia”
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Hi everyone! I want to introduce some new additions to my teeth collections. 1. Nodosaur tooth from Judith River Formation This tooth is from Hill Co. Montana. Has nice set of serrations, and 10 mm wide. There are two genus of Nodosaur known from Judith River F. : Edmontonia and Palaeoscincus, thus, this is a Nodosaurid indet. 2. Pygmy sperm whale (Kogiopsis) tooth from Hawthorn Formation This tooth has no tip, but have enamel and root. This is slightly larger than 3 inches.
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Ankylosaurus/Nodosaurus Ungals and Foot References?
Kurufossils posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hi, does anyone have or know where I can view images of a ankyloaurus/nodosaur foot but especially the ungals? Having a hard time finding images for a comparison.- 3 replies
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I found this interestingly pitted piece of bone in Wyoming's Lance formation over the summer and my initial thoughts were ankylosaurian osteoderm. I've been wrong in the past with various Ceratopsid skull elements deceiving me, but I am hopeful to add this to my comparatively short list of remains from these living tanks. I'd appreciate any feedback from my fellow forum members. Dimensions are about 8 cm in length, 5 cm in width, ~3 cm in depth.
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New HERE... I'm not a fraud... I'm not a liar.... I'm not posting here to mess with people... what I have found is REAL... it might take you guys and gals a little bit of time to wrap your heads around what I have to show you... I want credit for this discovery so I'm leaving out the exact location as best I can... what I'm posting is an image from google earth... when I feel that I have been credited properly for this discovery I will let everyone look at it from google earth... and you'll really get a good look at it... Unfortunately it is difficult to get an image of this fossil from the same view as Google EARTH, but I am going on an expedition soon (probably in the next couple days) to get ACTUAL photos... taken from the tip of the wing... of the head which is about 2oo ft lower. If anyone would like to lend assistance or would like to come (I'd like it if I didn't have to go alone)... let me know... it's close to where I live ( which is in the U.S.) Again this is not a joke... this is absolutely real... Now let's see how long it takes for this post to be removed... I have pictures on my facebook page... and once again I will give the exact location when I'm credited.
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This is a chunk I found in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, specifically in the Horseshoe Canyon area. It’s shape and ridges look almost identical to a small Ankylosaur/Nodosaur osteoderm, but the texture suggests a random chunk of ironstone. I’m leaning towards ironstone, but I think there’s a chance it could be a really smooth osteoderm. Would any of you guys be able to tell for sure? Thanks!
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Amazing Nodosaur fossil from Alberta gives up secrets of dinosaur diets. They ate ferns and charcoal. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-scientists-armored-dinosaur-ate-meal.html
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I was looking at a number of teeth in my collection and I had this labeled as an Ankylosaur tooth, but looking at it I am thinking it is a Nodosaur tooth. I know that this tooth came from Canada, but have no other info on it. @Troodon ?
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Hi everyone , i am new to this site and unsure how to go around yet . But the main reasons of my membership , i have been told by a nice person in Seattle to join your group . What i'm about to write is hard to believe , i don't know why such event is happening in my life . Long story short , North Lancaster Ontario , i as a hobby on my land with streams and river was looking for gold , there was lots by crushing rocks that i judged mineral decay of iron , pyrite and gold . The trouble is that i wasn't crushing stones but bones of dinosaurs that i came to realize one step at the time . Looking around , every rocks on the ground , streams and all of them were fossils where i finally seen the fossils on parts of dino's . I turned the table , upset with my stupid self crushing precious remains for a while . I then started to question the whole scene , well after another venture pushed by my curiosity i have found what appeared to be a part of a T-Rex , then i looked across the bridge i made to stack of rocks , piles of complete dinosaurs left by a farmer back long ago i presume . So still doubtful of every new information , i started following the shape of the T-Rex with a brush and a photo . It was one , one next to it , countless in back and around barn . they are not dug out yet . I left the ones that were rocks which are real nice to carry on my one dino . I seen many obvious spots around the acreages , i know , i am only 5 or 6 ft above the old Champlain sea , i also realized that my basement floor is the sea bed guess with what in , T=rex . I thought it was going a bit to far keep questioning myself . The bad parts of Paleontologists i'll leave for later , that makes my blood boil . broil .,,, I have now in a month of my new quest , 3 T-rex to undertake ??? put the puzzle across the creek together and i am still by myself after trying all avenues possible . my blood again lol .. Can someone help me thanks lots , Philippe
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One of my goals is to bring a very tactile element to our education programs. I think adding a piece of dino armor is going to be a real hit with the kids. I have been trying to brush up on ankylosaur and nodosaur scutes in preparation of getting one at some point in the near future. I am not to the level of being able to recognize them yet but I did see one in our price range. I am not sure about this one. The seller lists it as being from Hell Creek. It is 2.5"x1.5" and is 1/2 inch thick. Anybody have any thoughts about this one ?
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Hey hi Y'all, Noticed this piece in a reply to a thread. It was used as an example of an unusual preservation fossil. I have doubt as to whether it is a fossil, much less sure it is what it is identified as. So here is their picture and statement... All known nodosaurs were armored, but the impression fossil of the Propanoplosaurus baby doesn't appear to have any armor. What's going on? The hard, bony armor of nodosaurs was readily preserved and has been found associated with the bones of adults of all species, so the lack of armor on the baby's skeleton is surprising. Scientists have two hypotheses. It could be that the skeleton of the dead baby nodosaur slipped out of its armored skin before the skeletal impression formed. It is also possible that nodosaurs were born without armor and developed it as they grew. We know that other types of dinosaurs were born without some of the features that they had as adults. For example, Pachycephalosaurus, famous for its domed skull with knobby protuberances, lacked the dome when it was young. Likewise, the horns and neck frill of Triceratops species were different in young, mature, and old individuals. My questions are... Does anyone think this is a real fossil? Can You show other pieces with similar preservation?
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This is the only described Nodosaurid in the Hell Creek Formation at the moment. New discoveries may make it impossible to bring this tooth down to genus and species.
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In near-complete fossil form, only known Kansas dinosaur reappears after 100 million years. The Nodosaur Silvisaurus condrayi. Only part of the dinosaur ever was placed on exhibit at the museum, and that display was removed several years ago that changed this Spring. Interesting story to this cool dinosaur .....article starts as follows "In May of 1955, a Kansas rancher on horseback was checking on cows and calves near a dry “pasture ditch” that ran through his land in Ottawa County. In a gully, he spotted something strange — fragments of unusual bone embedded in a rock." ... http://news.ku.edu/2018/04/25/near-complete-fossil-form-only-known-kansas-dinosaur-reappears-after-100-million-years Silvisaurus condrayi The original paper, 1960 https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/3799
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Plos blog looks at the first evidence of the possibility of camouflage in dinosaurs. Interesting blog http://blogs.plos.org/paleocomm/2017/12/27/top-10-open-access-fossil-taxa-of-2017-borealopelta-markmitchelli/ Paper published in Aug http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)30808-4?_returnURL=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982217308084%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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