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I found these two last weekend in North Carolina. Found in Upper cretaceous, Black Creek Formation.

One is from a carnivore and the other from a herbivore. I haven't been able to get home from work for better photos taken outside, sorry. I also have all my scales and such packed away at the moment. The herbivore tooth is 3/4" including the root. The carivore tooth is just over 1/2". I have an idea one the herivore but will wait to see what more knowlegeable folks have to say.

The carnivore: post-281-0-90740200-1380493712_thumb.jpg post-281-0-55062700-1380493725_thumb.jpg

The herbivore:post-281-0-90050300-1380493746_thumb.jpg

If you need photos from other angles let me know. Thanks for looking!

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WOW! Way to go Kevin!

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These are special finds. More than special.

What is the specific age of this Formation? The herbivore might be a gryposaur-like hadrosaurid but not able to identify a Hadrosaur genus from a single tooth. 'If' I found it in our deposits I might label it a Corythosaurus but that would be a general label knowing what a particular formation yields.

Just a note...don't assume it is whatever Hadrosaur that has been identified from that formation . Could be unique.

The theropod tooth. Not sure. Do the denticles appear worn or are they pristine? maybe some type of velociraptorine dromaeosaurid like Saurornitholestes.

Value of this posting....two cents.

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Thanks for the kind comments.

There doesn't seem to be alot of information on this site but from what I have been able to find out the fauna is of lower Campanian age and is closely allied to the Belly River Fauna of the Western Interior.

I also found another of the herbivore teeth but it is missing the root and a little of the crown. It does exhibt the same type of irregularity along the edges. There was also a small section of the more "normal" (at least what I have seen photos of) type of Hadrosaur tooth with smooth ridges along the edges.

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That helps. Those rough edges can be misleading. I understand why Opisthotriton above mentioned a primitive hadrosaur...that was also my first thought except for the size.

I doubt if any ID is possible but if pressed to make a decision on a quiz show with time running out I'd go with some gryposaur hadrosaur. A lot of hadrosaur stuff on the east coast gets thrown in with Hadrosaurus foulkii (spelling?) but that species is a bit of a mishmash.

Again. Super find. Wow.

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Appalachiosaurus and Hypsobema (=H. foulki)? Guesses based on what's reported from the Tarheel formation. Have also seen the littler carnosaur teeth called dromeosaur. I think that teeth are not very diagnostic though

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I sent some photos to Vince Schneider from the North Carolina Museum. He has Identified the theropod tooth as a Dryptosaurus. :D

He has requested more photos to give me a better ID of the other tooth. I will update as soon as I get more information.

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Excellent finds, Kevin. There is a unique satisfaction when you accomplish finding something rare.

The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true.  -  JJ

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posting a picture of the bottom of the tooth (showing its shape in cross-section) would be useful.

IMHO, there is far too little diagnostic dinosaur material from the late cretaceous of the east coast to identify either of these teeth with specific genera.

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Missed this one but if its worth anything I will throw my weight 110% behind Northstar's interpretation of the teeth.

Very cool finds no matter what.

The big question I need answered is when are you going back out there again?

I hope it is really soon, if I found material like that I would be itching to get back there and dig some more.

thanks for sharing

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For comparison... however I know some experts have been referring teeth this these from the Campanian of NC as simply dromeosaurid.

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