My Cretaceous dinosaurs from North America

[Anomotodon]

Starting as a shark tooth collector a long time ago, last year I became interested in dinosaur fossils and decided to start collecting them. Despite dinosaur material, especially from rare locations, being usually very expensive for a college student, over this year I managed to get some interesting specimens through numerous trades, sales and purchases, some of which I want to organize in this topic.

 

So, let's begin with Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian). All of my material from this time comes from Cloverly formation in Montana and Wyoming.

 

Tenontosaurus tilleti - a large basal ornithopod, I have tooth and a vertebra with ?bite marks

 

 

And a rare Nodosaurid tooth - Sauropelta is the only one described, although there could potentially be more than one species

 

 

Cenomanian stage (early Late Cretaceous) is not that well represented in North American dinosaur fossil record, I have a hadrosaur and dromaeosaurid teeth from Woodbine formation, Texas

 

 

A very significant portion of dinosaur fossils from North America comes from Campanian deposits of various stages. Let's begin with Judith river formation in Montana. Got some nice theropods - Tyrannosauridae indet. (potentially present Daspletosaurus and Gorgosaurus cannot be differentiated based on teeth) on the left and Saurornitholestes sp. on the right.

 

 

And a nice Ceratopsian tooth (again, cannot be identified to the genus level, too many of them present)

 

 

There is another formation in Montana of a similar age - Two Medicine formation. Recently got some nice material from there I can show here. First, a maxillary tooth from a hadrosaur Gryposaurus latidens - easily identifiable by the presence of denticles near the crown apex.

 

 

Unidentified hadrosaur tooth with a complete root

 

 

 

[Anomotodon]

In addition a Hadrosaur rib from the same location - it has some restoration but I got it from a really good trade so I am happy anyways

 

 

Also got some material from Campanian of Southwestern states - Kirtland formation (New Mexico) tyrannosaur Bistahieversor sealeyi...

 

 

...and Kaiparowits formation (Utah) hadrosaur toe phalanx

 

 

Aguja formation of Texas is also of a similar age with similar fauna -

 

Very nice undescribed Tyrannosaurid tooth that I traded in Tucson 2 weeks ago

 

 

Dromaeosaurid tooth, likely Saurornitholestes due to vertically pointing denticles (left) and a Hadrosaurid tooth (Angulomastacator is the only one described but there are also rumors of Kritosaurus)

 

 

A Nodosaurid tooth and a practically complete ?Ornithomimid phalanx

 

 

[Anomotodon]

Right after Campanian comes the Maastrichtian stage, early part of which is well represented in Canada by Horseshoe canyon formation. I have two tyrannosaur teeth, likely from Albertosaurus sarcophagus and hadrosaur tooth and ungual.

 

 

Late Maastrichthian is present in Wyoming (Lance formation)...

 

 

...and Montana, South and North Dakotas (Hell Creek formation). Still don't have that much interesting stuff from there, just generic species

 

 

A - Thescelosaurus neglectus premaxillary tooth

B - Denversaurus schlessmani

C - Nanotyrannus lancensis

D - Richardoestesia isosceles

E - ?Crocodile vertebra

F - Edmontosaurus annectens spitter tooth

G - Ceratopsian spitter tooth

H - Crocodile osteoderm

I - Borealosuchus sternbergi tooth

J - Brachychampsa montana tooth

K - Myledaphus stingray tooth

[fossilsonwheels]

Fantastic fossils. You have picked up some cool stuff from a diversity of formations. Dinosaur material is expensive and being a single dad means my budget is not that different than a college student lol

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very impressive start to your dinosaur collection. 

Some really attractive and interesting pieces there. 

 

[-Andy-]

Amazing fossils. I've always been interested to see what you had. I wasn't disappointed.

[The Amateur Paleontologist]

Very nice collection of dinosaur material

-Christian

[rebu]

Great collection 

[Troodon]

Excellent collection from some very interesting localities.  I also started as a shark tooth collector but soon fell in love with Dinosaurs.  Thanks for sharing always good to see new collections.

[Miocene_Mason]

Awesome fossils!

[Runner64]

Nice! Hope to see some more of your collection  

[Down under fossil hunter]

Great collection mate! 

You take really nice detailed pictures too.

Your Cloverly stuff is my favourite.

[ynot]

Looks pretty good so far!

Keep at it.

[PaleoNoel]

Awesome fossils from a nice array of formations!