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A minute Hell Creek theropod tooth?


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This tooth is from Harding County, Hell Creek formation. Now--it is tiny. 

 

1mm long, so is the smallest tooth I own by far, but it has quite clear serrtations that can be photographed. It came with a few others and this one stands out because of its fatness and squatness (most of the others are long, relatively speaking) I am wondering if possibly, maybe, hopefully .... I may have a baby/infant Rex? Now, unfortunately, the base is a bit thin--but could that be because of the size of the tooth?

 

It's quite an unusual one and hope it can be ID'd

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It looks pretty robust, so it could be rex. However, the mesial serrations aren't very good, so it might be hard to identify.

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:trex::brokebone: Enthusiastic Fossil Hunter bone_brokerev.pngtrexrev.png

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Very very cool tooth at 1mm it's super rare.  You just don't see them that size.  Have to wonder if this is a germ tooth and really did not have a formed root.   The profile certainly suggest a posterior Trex tooth but 1mm who knows.  Very cool all I can say.

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Thanks very much for your help. It's one I very much like. The smallest in my collection.

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