Hunter0811 Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Five fossil teeth from the hell creek formation 5mm-15mm lenght. I was thinking crocodile? Does anyone knows what they are and if possible which species? These teeth were found in South Dakota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Sorry I can't help with id. I am curious if you found these yourself or purchased them? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter0811 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 I found them myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 @Troodon @Jesuslover340 Can help amongst other members. Please add a metric scale so size can be seen John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I think crocodile. Whatever they are, lovely finds! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinosaurus Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I think crocodile it's the same for me. zien er goed uit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Just now, Spinosaurus said: it's the same for me. zien er goed uit I should have said tortoise for my thinking processes. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 yeah, crocs. We you involved with the T rex that is going to the Netherlands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter0811 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Always nice to see people using dutch!@Spinosaurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter0811 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, jpc said: yeah, crocs. We you involved with the T rex that is going to the Netherlands? Nope, wish i was but i am not a paleontologist, i want to become one though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I was just curious because I don't think too many Dutch people make it into the Hell creek Fm. and find their own croc teeth. Nice teeth, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter0811 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Just now, jpc said: I was just curious because I don't think too many Dutch people make it into the Hell creek Fm. and find their own croc teeth. Nice teeth, by the way. Yeah thats true! I found a lot more in just three days including half a t.rex tooth and a nice nanotyrannus tooth and i am going again next year for three weeks!!! I would recommend paleoprospectors or paleoadventures depending on how long you want to go and with who.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 +1 voor krokodil hier ook! Mooie tandjes. Had je die op de groepsapp gepost? Ik denk niet dat ik deze eerder heb gezien. 3 minutes ago, Hunter0811 said: i am going again next year for three weeks!!! Wat bof jij toch!!! Groet, Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Pointed teeth could be Stangerochampsa sp.,(pointed anterior teeth, blunt posterior teeth) or Borealosuchus sp. Brachychampsa (an alligatorid) also lives in Hell Creek, but those had teeth with rounded pommel-like caps. I don't see something simillar to Brachychampsa in the pictures. There might be more species, but these are the only I know of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter0811 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thx a lot still hope somebody else knows even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter0811 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 @gigantoraptor i forgot to mention these teeth were found in South Dakota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Hunter0811 said: @gigantoraptor i forgot to mention these teeth were found in South Dakota. Then I would say they are Borealosuchus sp. or just crocodilia indet. They don't look like Brachychampsa sp. and as far as I know, Stangerochampsa sp. hasn't been found in South Dakota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'm by far an expert on HC croc teeth but will take a stab until someone that is more proficient steps in. Isolated Croc teeth just like dinosaurs are difficult to identify to a specific species. There are three Crocodylomorphs reported in the Hell Creek Formation the Crocodile, Borealosuchus sternbergii; the Alligatoroid, Brachychampsa montana and the Gavialoid, Thoracosaurus neocesariensis. Very little is know from the last one but with the others there is a better understanding. A study by Bennett (2012) stated that the two dominant species of Hell Creek crocodyliforms, B. sternbergii and B. montana, possess indistinguishable anterior teeth. Your large and smallest tooth is most likely from B. sternbergii. None of your other teeth represent the molar form of B. montana so they are best identified as indeterminate. Here is an photo of B. montana do not have a good one of the other 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter0811 Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thx a lot! I think the other teeth are just Borealosuchus sp. Because i don't see much resemblence with brachychampsa or thoracosaurus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Definitely crocodile teeth. Nice finds! As others pointed out, croc teeth are notoriously difficult to identify because they nearly all have the same general tooth plan, unlike mammals where they can easily be identified by their teeth and vice versa. That being said, I would agree with Troodon's assessment. "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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