DatFossilBoy Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Hello everyone. I saw this nice Albertosaurus tooth fragment online being sold for relatively cheap. I thought it had nice size,serrations and tip. It is from the Judith formation in Montana. Do you think it is worth considering? Or do you think I should keep my money. If I could get it a bit repaired and nicely reglue the fragments,It could be quite neat I think. It would be my first Tyrannosaurid in my collection (and my only for a long time). What do you think? Here are the 3 pictures I have. Thanks alot,Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 That is in bad shape. I would pass on that alone. 2 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 The tooth shown comes from the Judith river formation. Albertosaurus is only described from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Alberta. This tooth is either a Daspletosaurus or a Gorgosaurus. You can't tell their teeth apart. So you would have to label it as Tyrannosaur indet. I would pas on it. It's in pretty bad shape. There are more nice teeth out there, wait for the right one, I'm sure you will find a nice one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Save your money on higher a quality tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Ok.I’ll pass on it. Thanks for the advice @Troodon @gigantoraptor @ynot. What about these? Quite nice no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 where is it from? what are they saying it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 This is a little better, but I think there are better ones available. You may want to save up Your money so You can get a good tooth. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 12 minutes ago, Troodon said: where is it from? what are they saying it is? Same story. Listed as Albertosaurus tooth tip but from Judith River formation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thanks I would not waste my money on partial teeth that are commonly available. Save up and buy a complete tooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 24 minutes ago, ynot said: This is a little better, but I think there are better ones available. You may want to save up Your money so You can get a good tooth. 9 minutes ago, Troodon said: Thanks I would not waste my money on partial teeth that are commonly available. Save up and buy a complete tooth. Okay but it might be my only chance... They are so rare and so expensive normally... Maybe I will be able to get the second one at a reasonable price by making him an offer. I don’t know... Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 1 hour ago, DatFossilBoy said: They are so rare and so expensive normally. Save Your money, be patient, keep Your eyes out and a real good one will come Your way at a reasonable price. Most of all- do not be in a hurry to buy one. 2 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Okay. Wise advice,thanks 1 minute ago, ynot said: Save Your money, be patient, keep Your eyes out and a real good one will come Your way at a reasonable price. Most of all- do not be in a hurry to buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 @DatFossilBoy I love your enthusiasm it is infectious but if I was you , like ynot said I would slow down a bit, look around, don’t rush to buy any fossil . It takes some time to amass a great collection. Your already on the right tacks . Wait and get yourself a couple of choice buys to enhance your collection. Cheers bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Also saw this tooth being advertised to me as an Albertosaur from Judith River Formation and should actually be tyrannosaur indet. Thankfully I have been reading posts on this forum to know if it is from Judith River formation then it is either a Daspletosaurus or a Gorgosaurus tooth. Just a warning to others it happens so often (even now) so knowledge is key! The person also runs a popular website. Regardless I think it's a nice tooth but currently it's not a high priority on my list and it is quite expensive at the moment but I like it although it's missing a portion by base and near the tip and the tip is also worn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 On 3/20/2018 at 12:35 PM, DatFossilBoy said: Hello everyone. I saw this nice Albertosaurus tooth fragment online being sold for relatively cheap. I thought it had nice size,serrations and tip. It is from the Judith formation in Montana. Do you think it is worth considering? Or do you think I should keep my money. If I could get it a bit repaired and nicely reglue the fragments,It could be quite neat I think. It would be my first Tyrannosaurid in my collection (and my only for a long time). What do you think? Here are the 3 pictures I have. Thanks alot,Regards Might be in bad shape, did you pass this up cause I'll take it Lol "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 9 hours ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: Might be in bad shape, did you pass this up cause I'll take it Lol That tooth is probably long gone as this thread is almost a year old now. 1 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 16 hours ago, UtahFossilHunter said: That tooth is probably long gone as this thread is almost a year old now. Oh that's a shame I joined this site recently you know the website? "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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