frenchy2 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 My son found this interesting little fossil on our last trip with Rejd in the Alberta Badlands, Dino Park formation, Late Cretaceous. It was found at a well know micro fossil site that contains a bit of everything including theropod teeth, turtles, crocs, fish, anky and ceratopsian parts. It is about 1 cm long and the "teeth" are only about .75 mm long. It is interesting to notice that the "teeth" are not all oriented in the same direction. Thanks for the help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 That is truly bizarre. I have collected thousands of Lance and Hell Creek micros and never seen anything like this. The tooth quality has a bit of a fishy look, but, jeez,.... Weird. Oh, and very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Interesting how about some sort of fish/shark spine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Reminds me of a vomer from a fish (like Cimolichthys around here) -KansasFossilHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I have to vote for fish, too, but beyond that it's not familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) That is a sweet find! Pachyrhizodus? http://www.paleodirect.com/mv29001.htm Edited April 2, 2015 by fossilized6s ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy2 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Thanks all. It's not big but it is a sweet find that has a lot of people scratching their heads. I like the Pachyrhizodus theory. The teeth look similar to the pix I was able to find online, but just much smaller. I'm definitely thinking juvenile specimen. I've sent some pictures to the paleontologists of the Tyrrell Museum and I'm just waiting for their opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy2 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Mystery solved. I took the small jaw fragment to the Tyrrell museum and met THE micro-fossil specialist, Dr. Don Brinkman. He identified it as Champsosaurus palatal teeth fragment. I didn't even know that they had such teeth. Always learning new things. Edited April 18, 2015 by frenchy2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Time out... Palate is the roof of the mouth, dentary is the lower jaw. It can't be both at once. Did he say palatal teeth? Edited April 18, 2015 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy2 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Sorry, my mistake. Yes palatal teeth. editing my post now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Ok... That is still a very nice fossil. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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