Dino9876 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hey guys, Hello I am from Germany. That's why I apologize for my bad English. This tooth (top right in the picture) I have recently screaked from the US. The tooth comes from the Hell Creek Formation (Wyoming). It was sold as a "Raptor" tooth. He is about 7mm (0,28") long. I´m not sure, to which dinosaur the tooth belongs, thats why I asked my question in this forum. I hope, that you can help me! Thank you in advance and kind regards! My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hello and Welcome from Portugal In my opinion the identification of this tooth will be very difficult to do because the state it's very poor. It' difficul or impossible to see serrations... Wait for the dino specialists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hi, and welcome to TFF! It would probably be useful if you took more pictures of your fossil, from different angles, and better closeups. I am not 100% sure if this is a tooth, because it seems like there is no more enamel present. But perhaps that is simply because the tooth is extremely worn down. I will tag @Troodon @hxmendoza already, maybe they'll be able to give some more info, but seeing the state of the 'tooth' I doubt they'll be able to give you much more info. Best regards, 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...
PalaeoArt Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Yes, I agree with @Vieira that this tooth is going to be very difficult to ID as it lacks enamel and any serrations that are visible. These are the key to identifying further. Of course we are only looking at one side of this, so if there are serrations on the other side, that would be good to know. It certainly has the shape of a small theropod tooth but that will be as far as you can probably go with this ID I'm afraid. Nice little Thescelosaurus pre-max tooth in the bottom right as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 No serrations or enamel is going to make it impossible to ID this tooth sorry but at least you can that you’re the owner of a Theropod tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Sorry to be the disenter, but it looks like a worn bone chip, not a tooth, to Me. 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...
jpc Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I agree with ynot. The texture (at least in this photo) looks more like internal bone and not tooth. When the enamel wears off of teeth it leaves a more crystal texture. This one looks more striated, like a bone chip. Also, the Hell Creek Fm does not exist in Wyoming. Here we call it the Lance Fm. The same rocks in Montana, North and South Dakota is called Hell Creek. The dealer is not sure of this much, so I would be wary of his/her identifications. The others are indeed teeth likely form either the Lance or Hell Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBoy Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Can you post a photo of the other side and base of the tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino9876 Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 1 hour ago, TyBoy said: Can you post a photo of the other side and base of the tooth. Sorry, but the tooth I have sold on Wednesday. When my package is in Germany, I can post more photos. KR My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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