ThePhysicist Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hey y'all. I've had this therapod tooth for a while, and I'm wondering if an id can be placed on it. It's completely shattered unfortunately, so I don't expect an id to be easy. It's from the Hell Creek formation. It was labeled as T. rex, but I'm not convinced. Though, I've very little knowledge of dinosaur teeth. I've attached various photos of the tooth in question, and some reference serrations from a probable rex. Thank you! 1 "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 The base view is the best opportunity to determine what it is on this size tooth. Although not 100% conclusive would lean toward Trex. Serration density is not a good guide on this size tooth. FYI. Theropod is spelled without an "a" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Hmmmm.... it is incerdibly b lack for Hell Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, jpc said: Hmmmm.... it is incerdibly b lack for Hell Creek. Good point @ThePhysicistDo you have a locality where this was found...State/County Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 @Troodon, I unfortunately cannot confirm a more precise locality. I also would retract my claim that it's from Hell Creek as I cannot find any supporting documents, so the best I can say is that it was found in the USA. Thanks for the spell check. "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Then its an indeterminate theropod. Could be Jurassic with that grey matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Thanks for your help! "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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