Jump to content

Dromaeosaurus? Judith River


JoeS

Recommended Posts

Hi all, I recently acquired this tooth labeled as Tyrannosaurid indet. It is 0.5 inch (1,27cm) in length and was found in the Judith River Fm, Wheatstone Co., Montana.
The a-typical placement of the mesial carina led me to purchase it thinking it could be a Dromaeosaurus albertensis premaxillary tooth. Serration count over 5mm is 16 mesial and 15 distal.
What do you guys think?
 

5ddad6b8268d3_Dromaeosaurustff1.thumb.jpg.bdfe18f0c3fb2048c16070d98799fdc4.jpg

5ddad6c1b2458_Dromaeosaurustff2.thumb.jpg.6aa72c1ecec1c39e53a921d28bb5b45b.jpg

  • I found this Informative 9
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Beautiful tooth and great photos a perfect example of how to present a tooth for identification.  I think you are on to something but I would like one more photo to complete the picture and that is a photo of the base.  That can help determine the jaw placement.

  • I found this Informative 5
Link to comment
Share on other sites

A perfect match, excellent sleuthing.

 

Here is the first left premaxillary tooth of the holotype of Dromaeosaurus. Yours would be on the right side. 

 

20191124_131521.thumb.jpg.272816f5cef8f054d06f49c6cd628e2c.jpg

  • I found this Informative 6
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you so very much for your time and help. It indeed does match very well, just needed an expert to take a look.
The tooth will get a special place in my collection ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...