MedicineHat Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 My son found a long skinny tyrannosaur tooth on South Saskatchewan River, West of Medicine Hat (oldman formation? Formost FM? DPP?) We've found all sorts of tyrannosaur teeth - short fat ones, short wide narrow ones, long fat ones, long narrow ones (Richadoestia), and all sorts of variations of curves or straight Species, age, and tooth position may all be factors. I'm just wondering if anyone has more info? This tooth is relatively narrow and thin for its length. I can post other examples of teeth found in the same area that are quite different from one another. I believe these may be examples of gorgosaurus or daspletosaurus as they were found in the DPP formation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I can't distinguish between tyrannosaur teeth but someone else might. That's a cool tooth though, it looks like from the pictures it has nice serrations. Also is albertosaurus found their, its often compared to the two tyrannosaurs you listed. “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Hello, I dont think albertosaurus is from DPP Oldman fms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 The base is peanut shaped on this tooth but many tyrannosaur teeth are oval at the basal cross section...anybody know why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Another example of a similar tooth. Relatively long, even for a dentary tooth. It was found on a. Sask. River valley west of medicine hat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 50 minutes ago, MedicineHat said: Another example of a similar tooth. Relatively long, even for a dentary tooth. It was found on a. Sask. River valley west of medicine hat Sure it's a T-Rex ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 No. Not tyrannosaurus rex. Probably gorgo or daspletosaurus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 11:45 AM, MedicineHat said: No. Not tyrannosaurus rex. Probably gorgo or daspletosaurus Is there any enamel wrinkles? And what’s the serration count on both sides over 2mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 Anterior is 6 denticles Posterior is 7 denticles Many many wrinkles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, dinosaur man said: Is there any enamel wrinkles? And what’s the serration count on both sides over 2mm? See above answer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 34 minutes ago, dinosaur man said: Is there any enamel wrinkles? And what’s the serration count on both sides over 2mm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 If it is from the DPF then it’s most likely Gorgosaurus as the tool has a DSDI in the range of Gorgosaurus and the wrinkles don’t seem to match that of some Daspletosaurus teeth. BTW amazing tooth!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineHat Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, dinosaur man said: If it is from the DPF then it’s most likely Gorgosaurus as the tool has a DSDI in the range of Gorgosaurus and the wrinkles don’t seem to match that of some Daspletosaurus teeth. BTW amazing tooth!! My son found this tooth in redcliff alberta 10 minutes from our house. Very cool. The formation is oldman I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 28 minutes ago, MedicineHat said: My son found this tooth in redcliff alberta 10 minutes from our house. Very cool. The formation is oldman I think. Awesome!! If it’s Oldman then it’s Gorgosaurus still, nice to see you back on the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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