zekky Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I have here a strange little tooth. It's a little under 1/2 inch. It is from the Lance Creek formation of Wyoming. I think it could be Thescolosaurus or Parksosaurus. However I can't quite rule out a type of croc. I've never seen a tooth like this so sharp. The root is also compressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Maybe it's a little too worn down to ID the dinosaur, but it's too straight to be crocodile. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekky Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 It's actually not worn down at all. Just a little enamel missing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Does the enamel go all the way to the top? It's really weird because it is thinner at one part of the tooth, see what I mean in the pic. "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekky Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 That appears to be a morphological feature of the tooth. The enamel does go all the way to the top. Here is one of Troodon's Thescelosaurus teeth in this threat. What makes this tooth odd is that most Thescelosaurus teeth crowns are bent and a duller tip. This one is straight and a sharp tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) The bottom is the root, the part where the teeth are connected to the skull. This also seems to happen in your tooth. In my opinion it is Thescolosaurus or a similar taxon. The root looked like enamel. Edited January 15, 2017 by Ramon "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekky Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 I agree. Just need a second opinion sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Looks like Thescelosaurus to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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