Tucson 2022 Finds

[TyrannosaurusRex]

Hello all! I’ve just gotten home from Tucson, it was a great show. Having taken a 5+ year hiatus on fossil collecting, this was a wonderful return to the community, and getting to talk to some of the kindest and most knowledgeable people in the world. While there was much less as far as fossils go compared to the last time I went, I found some really good things to add to my ever growing collection.  
 

Prognathodon Currii Tooth

Morocco

2 1/2 in or 6 1/2 cm

 

Dromaeosaurid Tooth (Unknown Species)

Tegana Formation, Tafallit Morocco

2 1/2 in or 6 1/2 cm

 

Nanotyrannus Tooth

Lance Formation, Weston County Wyoming

 0.9 in or 2.3 cm

 

Osteitchthyes Vertebrae 

Upper Aguja Formation, Texas

 

 

Carcharadon Hastalis

Bakersfield, California

1 5/8 in or 4.3 cm

 

Isurus Planus

Bakersfield, California

3/4 in or 1.9 cm

 

Various Pathological Shark Teeth

Morocco

Titanothere Jaw

South Dakota

 

 

Titanothere Vertebra 

South Dakota

 

Unknown Vert

(found in box marked South American Gar, definitely not that )

 

 

Tylosaur Vertebra

Upper Cretaceous Tallahatta SE Alabama

 

Massive Phytosaur Vertebra

Quay County New Mexico

 

 

Unknown Mosasaur Premax

Tegana Formation, Morocco

 

 

Partial Unknown (Platecarpus relative?) Mosasaur Skull in Plaster

 

Most of the upper section of the skull, eye socket is partially visible. Very very strange teeth. The guy had thought it was Platecarpus, but he said the teeth were likely too short. 

 

Chunk-O-saurs  

Hell Creek

 

South Dakota Ammonites

 

As always, I’d love identifications on anything I don’t have IDs on. Hope you all have a great rest of your weekend, stay safe!

Edited February 7, 2022 by TyrannosaurusRex

[fossilhunter21]

Nice finds!

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

-@fossilhunter21

[Nanotyrannus35]

I think your Nanotyrannus tooth might be rex. It doesn't have the pinch in the middle that other Nanotyrannus teeth have.

[TyrannosaurusRex]

2 hours ago, fossilhunter21 said:

Nice finds!

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

-@fossilhunter21

Certainly! There’s always great things to be found. 
 

 

1 hour ago, Wisconsonite NH said:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Dromaeosaurid tooth you have is actually a tooth from an abelisaur, they are often called raptor teeth by commercial dealers. So the tooth probably came from something like a rugops. 
 

Nice finds!

At the size it was, I figured there was no way it could be dromaeosaurid, and I was hoping someone would give me a better ID! Thank you for the info!!

 

55 minutes ago, Nanotyrannus35 said:

I think your Nanotyrannus tooth might be rex. It doesn't have the pinch in the middle that other Nanotyrannus teeth have.

Oh man wouldn’t that be nice! I can’t afford buying a Rex tooth really so that would be lovely! I know that identification often comes down to the direction and size of the serrations, would it help to get some photos of them?

[Nanotyrannus35]

1 minute ago, TyrannosaurusRex said:

Certainly! There’s always great things to be found. 
 

 

At the size it was, I figured there was no way it could be dromaeosaurid, and I was hoping someone would give me a better ID! Thank you for the info!!

 

Oh man wouldn’t that be nice! I can’t afford buying a Rex tooth really so that would be lovely! I know that identification often comes down to the direction and size of the serrations, would it help to get some photos of them?

I'm pretty sure that identification is the base shape. @Troodon might know more.

[Troodon]

11 hours ago, TyrannosaurusRex said:

Nanotyrannus Tooth

Lance Formation, Weston County Wyoming

 0.9 in or 2.3 cm

I agree with @Nanotyrannus35 this is a Trex tooth

 

11 hours ago, TyrannosaurusRex said:

Dromaeosaurid Tooth (Unknown Species)

Tegana Formation, Tafallit Morocco

2 1/2 in or 6 1/2 cm

Not a Dromaeosaurid tooth but this morphology is Indeterminate.

Tegana Formation does not exist. Its Kem Kem Group.

 

Nice pickups at show

 

[PFOOLEY]

Wow, you snagged some great fossils!

 

Compare your "South American gar vert" with the vertebrae of Champsosaurs.

 

Glad you made it back to the fossil community.

[jpc]

and the unknown vert looks like a champsosaur vert.  

 

edit: Pfooley beat me by seconds

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by jpc

[TyrannosaurusRex]

1 hour ago, Troodon said:

I agree with @Nanotyrannus35 this is a Trex tooth

 

Not a Dromaeosaurid tooth but this morphology is Indeterminate.

Tegana Formation does not exist. Its Kem Kem Group.

 

Nice pickups at show

 

That’s great information. I hadn’t heard of the Tegana formation prior, I wrote down what the vendor had given me. Glad to have that cleared up. Thank you so much for the positive identification on the Rex tooth. Would it be a younger rex, considering the size? 
 

 

7 minutes ago, PFOOLEY said:

Wow, you snagged some great fossils!

 

Compare your "South American gar vert" with the vertebrae of Champsosaurs.

 

Glad you made it back to the fossil community.

 

6 minutes ago, jpc said:

and the unknown vert looks like a champsosaur vert.  

 

edit: Pfooley beat me by seconds

 

Great minds think alike! 

I’m beyond grateful to be back in the community. I’m thrilled with the identification help y’all have provided in this thread, it’s beyond helpful!