MSirmon Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Fossil teeth found in the Hell Creek badlands of southeastern Montana! measures approx .42 inches long Amphibian? They are from uppermost Cretaceous age (Maastrichtian) deposits, in the Hell Creek Formation, Carter County, Montana. Any help identifying would be appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I don't know what exactly this one is, but I have very similar indeterminate fish mouth plates from the Late Cretaceous of NJ. “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSirmon Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Pycnodont? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 minute ago, MSirmon said: Pycnodont? No. It is unknown as to what it is. Here is a similar one (3rd image set down) on a friend's site: http://www.fossilsofnj.com/skates_rays/fish.htm 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 It looks either to be an amphibian mouth plate or paddlefish I believe. I found one similar from the Lance fm. and that's what I was told. Here it is for reference- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Very interesting. Nice find! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 On 11/21/2018 at 7:55 PM, PaleoNoel said: It looks either to be an amphibian mouth plate or paddlefish I believe. I found one similar from the Lance fm. and that's what I was told. Here it is for reference- Yes, that is close to how I narrowed it down too. It might be a piece of palate of a bowfin or a salmander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, siteseer said: Yes, that is close to how I narrowed it down too. It might be a piece of palate of a bowfin or a salmander. Whoops! Bowfin is what I meant rather than paddlefish. Also troodon mentioned on my post about the subject that the ends of the bowfin palatine tooth/plate is flat and from looking at your post it appears to be rounded like mine. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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