rkfrace Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Hello all! Any insight on this unidentified fossil, from Eastern Arizona, Chinle Formation, would be deeply appreciated. I'm presuming it's a partial phytosaur jaw, but I really have no idea. Originally from a family who collects on their private ranch. Please see images, which includes extreme close-ups. [P.S., this is the 2nd of 5 specimens that I'm posting for ID today; I deeply appreciate any insight that you can provide]. With gratitude, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I think its going to be difficult to ID but phytosaur is probably not a bad guess. You may want to try to contact Sterling J. Nesbitt of the American Museum of Natural History he's done a number of publications on triassic archosaurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkfrace Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Thanks for the helpful reply, Troodon! You're awesome. FOLLOW UP EDIT: Nesbitt wrote back and confirmed that the specimen is indeed from a phytosaur! Edited July 27, 2020 by rkfrace New information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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