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Newly Found Nc Tyrannosaurid Partial Tooth


Daryl McEwen

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Not sure if this is dryptosaurus or not, but it's pretty spectacular nonetheless. It was found recently in Black Creek formation in Eastern NC by a friend of mine, so I can't claim it for myself but another forum member asked to see photos. Sorry for the few blurry shots.

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I think that Dryptosaurus is later cretaceous than the Black Creek group (actually three formations). Might be Appalachiosaurus. You might try googling that name to see what you get. great find!

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According to the following paper there is a long list of characters that excludes Dryptosaurus from the Tyrannosauridae.

Hopefully one of our dinosaur specialists can update the current classification. Congrats on an incredible theropod tooth!

 

Carpenter, K., Russell, D., Baird, D., & Denton, R. (1997)

Redescription of the holotype of Dryptosaurus aquilunguis (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey.

Journal of vertebrate Paleontology 17(3):561-573

 

 

 

 

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Man-o-man, what a great find!

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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