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Likely/possible specimens of Tyrannosauroidea from the Southern Hemisphere (Jurassic-Early Late Cretaceous)
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As a freshmen in College, I did a little extra credit report for my geology class about a controversial topic - Tyrannosauroidea diversity in the Southern Hemisphere during the Jurassic-Early Late Cretaceous periods. I was quite surprised at the amount of specimens I found. This diversity likely was the result of an early spread of the early tyrannosaur group Pantyrannosauria into Africa, Eurasia, and North America during the Jurassic and diversified once the land connecting these continents spread out more. Most of these species lived during the Early Cretaceous, though one or two exceptions might have lasted into the Early Late Cretaceous. I've created a list of known of the species and specimens which I would like to share on the forum (let me if there are any examples I'm missing or should add): South America Santanaraptor (Romualdo Member of the Santana Formation) (Early Albian, Cretaceous period 112.6-109.0 million years ago) Specimen: MN 4802-V (partial skeleton) http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=67712 Tyrannosauroidea indet. (Rio do Peixe Group of the Sousa Formation) (Berriasian to the Berriasian, Cretaceous period 145.5-130.0 million years ago) Specimen: NA http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=58791 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309717524_As_localidades_com_rastros_fosseis_de_Tetrapodes_na_America_Latina Tyrannosauroidea indet. (Serra da Galga Member of Marília Formation) (Late Maastrichtian, Cretaceous Period, 70.0-66.0 million years ago) Specimen: CPP 449 (partial tooth) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270524259_Theropod_teeth_from_the_Marilia_Formation_late_Maastrichtian_at_the_paleontological_site_of_Peiropolis_in_Minas_Gerais_State_Brazil (above paper initially described specimen, identification as possible Tyrannosauroidea in science direct paper) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018220303151 Africa (Madagascar) Tyrannosauroidea indet. (Isalo Illb Formation) (Bathonian, Jurassic period 167.7-164.7 million years ago) Specimen: MSNM V5819 (partial tooth) http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=55391 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257651210_First_description_of_theropod_remains_from_the_Middle_Jurassic_Bathonian_of_Madagascar Australia Timimus hermani (Otway Group of Eumeralla Formation) (Late Aptian, Cretaceous period 122.5-109.0 million years ago) Specimens: NMV P186303 (limb: left femur), NMV P186323 (limb: left femur of juvenile individual), QM F34621 (Pedal phalanx III-1) http://www.paleofile.com/Dinosaurs/Theropods/Timimus.asp http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=57099 Tyrannosauroidea indet. (Otway Group of Eumeralla Formation) (Late Aptian, Cretaceous period 110.0 million years ago) Specimen: NMV P186069 (Pubis bone) Possible Specimen: ?NMV P186046 (Pubis bone) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/42589187_A_Southern_Tyrant_Reptile https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325143045.htm- 8 replies
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Here are a few plant fossils that I have recently found from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Conifer shoots and a number of mystery plates. Comments, or an identification would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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Here are a few plant fossils that I have recently found from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Possible Brachyphyllum, Pagiophyllum, Otomazites, etc. Comments, or an identification would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10
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Here is a recent plant fossil find from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. I gently rinsed the fossil a couple of times thinking it may be a fern-like "false fossil". But from what I could tell at this moment, it may be legit, especially since part of the fossil is overlayed with sediment. Comments, or a possible identification would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Here is a recent plant fossil find from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Comments, or a possible identification would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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From the album: My Echinoid Collection
Diademopsis crinifera Shale Plates Tafelfleins Bed, Posidonia Shale Early Toarcian Age, Early Jurassic (~183 Ma) Holzmaden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Acquired online, September 2023 A neat couple of black shale plates containing several fragmented specimens of this Early Jurassic echinoid. There are at least 8 notable specimens between the plates, some having associated spines, as well as some smaller test fragments and some loose spines. These urchins are quite small, with the largest ones only being around 1cm (.3937 inches) in diameter.-
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I fount this a few years ago around Livingston, New Jersey and do not quite know what it is. It is not completely symmetrical and does not quite match any of the other fossils that I have seen found in this area. I did see a Cycad fossil that had some resemblance but the less exposed side looks a little more different. It may also be a fish scale, tree bark, or even nothing. I think it is from the Towaco formation of the Lower Jurassic based on the location and the color of the rock. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Scale is in inches.
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From the album: My collection in progress
Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck 1801 Location: Baudrecourt, Moselle, Grand Est, France Age: 199 - 190 Mya (Sinemurian, Early Jurassic) Measurements: 6,7 cm (diameter) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Subphylum: Conchifera Class: Bivalvia Subclass: Pteriomorpha Order: Ostreida Family: Gryphaeidae-
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The North American Tyrannosauroidea Species from the Aptian-Santonian Cretaceous
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The Tyrannosaur Dinosaurs (Tyrannosauroidea) inhabited North America from 152 Million Years ago during the Late Jurassic era up until 66 Million Years ago during the Late Cretaceous era. https://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app20110141.html However, there is a relatively large geologic gap between the time of the Late Jurassic to the Santonian-Campanian stages of the Cretaceous (when the the oldest known Tyrannosaurid Lythronax (Late Creteaceous, 81.9-81.5 Million Years ago) emerged) in terms of the number of Tyrannosauroidae confirmed in North America. However, this doesn't mean they were completely absent from the Continent. Rather, they remained small to mid sized predators under the shadow of Large Carnosaurs up until the Cenomanian-Turnonian extinction event 93-94 Million years ago, which the tyrannosaurs filled the role of Apex Predator in most terrestrial ecosystems by the Campanian stage of the Cretaceous. The Tyrannosaur geologic gap between the Late Jurassic and Santonian Cretaceous is also not completely empty and several confirmed Tyrannosauroidea are known from this time period in North America. I've created a list of known Tyrannosauroidea species and specimens from the Aptian-Santonian Cretaceous of North America which I would like to share on the fourtm (let me know if there are any examples I'm missing or should add): Unnamed Cloverly Formation Tyrannosauroid (Tyrannosaur – Cloverly Formation, Wyoming, US, North America) (Early Cretaceous, 108 Million Years ago) (Based on Specimen FMNH PR 2750, likely grew up to 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) in length) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2010.543952 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lindsay- Zanno/publication/229287579_On_the_earliest_record_of_Cretaceous_tyrannosauroids_in_western_North_America_Implications_for_an_Early_Cretaceous_Laurasian_interchange_event/links/0fcfd50089dd8f3955000000/On-the-earliest-record-of-Cretaceous-tyrannosauroids-in-western-North-America-Implications-for-an-Early-Cretaceous-Laurasian-interchange-event.pdf Unnamed Wayan Formation Tyrannosauroid (Tyrannosaur – Wayan Formation, Idaho, US, North America) (Early Late Cretaceous, 100.6-97.8 Million Years ago) (Based on Specimen IMNH 2251/53975, grew up to 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) in length) https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-paleontology/volume-96/issue-6/jpa.2022.42/A-partial-tyrannosauroid-femur-from-the-mid-Cretaceous-Wayan-Formation/10.1017/jpa.2022.42.full Unnamed Lewisville Formation Tyrannosauroid (Tyrannosaur - Woodbine Group Lewisville Formation, Texas US, North America) (Late Cretaceous (100-95 Million Years ago)) (Based on Specimens DMNH 2013-0701701 and SMU 77218, grew up to 2.7-4.8 meters (8.8-15 feet) in length) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8796713/ Moros intrepidus (Tyrannosaur – Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, US, North America) (Early Cretaceous (96.4 Million Years ago)) (Grew up to 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) in length) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6385174/ Suskityrannus hazelae (Tyrannosaur – Moreno Hill Formation, New Mexico, US, North America) (Early Cretaceous, 93.5-89.3 Million Years ago) (grew up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in length) https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/82474043/82473554._Brusatte._AAM.pdf -
Hi ! So I went on a walk in some marls in Lozère, France. Usually, I find some amonites and belemnites but this time I decided to change from my usual spot and searched around. I found an isolated marl which is a couple of kilometers away from the main marls which are known to be from the Toarcian. In the whole region (région des grands causses), marls can be either from Toarcian or Pliensbachian according to french wikipedia (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marne_(géologie) ). Anyway in this new marl, I didn't find the same fossils as usual, at all. I found mainly gastropods, very small bivalves as well as some rare cases of amonites (which are abundant on the contrary on the other spot). So I was wondering what they were. I believe there are at least two different species in my findings : those on the upper lines look like some pictures of Amphitrochus pictures I found on this forum and on the net. On the second line are what I believe is a second species I didn't really manage to find similar thing on this forum. Under it I put the best looking very small bivalve I found in the very same marl. Do you know what could those be ? I hope it interests you ! Alice
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Plant Fossils
Shuttle Meadow Formation. Newark Supergroup, Hartford Basin. Pagiophyllum sp. Scale in cm.© ©Copyright 2012 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Ptycholepis marshi Newberry. Early Jurassic, (Hettangian) Shuttle Meadow Fm. Hartford Basin, Connecticut. This is one of the more rare fish found in the Newark Supergroup. I more commonly find disarticulated scales. There is a very thin layer of shale over the caudal fins, and part of the body as well. Needs prep by air abrasion.© ©2012 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Ptycholepis marshi Newberry From the Early Jurassic Shuttle Meadow fm. Connecticut.© © 2013 Tim Jones
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Complete fish # 1 - Ptycholepis marshi Newberry
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Ptycholepis marshi Newberry Early Jurassic, (Hettangian) Shuttle Meadow Fm. CT. Hartford Basin, Newark Supergroup.© © Tim Jones 2010
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Ptycholepis marshi Newberry. Early Jurassic - Shuttle Meadow Formation. CT. A nearly complete ( but poorly preserved ) individual - needs some prep. too.© © 2012 Tim Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Partial Ptycholepis marshi Newberry, with pelvic, anal, and caudal fins. Early Jurassic, Shuttle Meadow Formation. CT.© © 2013 Tim Jones.
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Ptycholepis marshi Newberry Early Jurassic Shuttle Meadow Fm. CT. Found on 11/17/2013© © 2013 Tim Jones
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Ptycholepis marshi Newberry - ventro-dorsally compressed
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Ptycholepis marshi Newberry, a partial fish fossil. Skull and body, ventro-dorsally compressed - (belly up) Newark Supergroup, Hartford Basin, Shuttle-Meadow Formation, Connecticut. Early Jurassic - Hettangian.© 2021 T. Jones
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Plant Fossils
Shuttle Meadow Formation Early Jurassic. Holyoke, Mass.© © 2012 Tim Jones
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Hi everyone. I found strange leaf. Leaf venation is unusial. Can it be somebody's wing? Length 53 mm. Russia, Chelyabinsk region. Late triassic or early jurassic.
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Early Jurassic plant fragments; East Berlin Formation in Connecticut
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Here are a few recent plant finds from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Possible plant ID's include a Pine Cone (almost three-dimensional!), Pine Seed, Brachyphyllum/Pagiophyllum, Equisetum. Comments, identifications, or corrections are greatly appreciated. Thank you!- 2 replies
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From the album: Fossildude's Early Jurassic Fish Fossils
Early Jurassic, East Berlin Formation. Connecticut. Some type of mineral has stained around where the fish fossil was - leaving a ghostly imprint/outline. Hence the picture title. Just a few bits of scale left hanging on to the fossil itself. This is a cool one, to me. Found on December 29th, 2013© © 2014 Tim Jones
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Early Jurassic plant fragments; East Berlin Formation in Connecticut, USA
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Here are a few recent plant finds from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Possible plant ID's include a possible Selaginella (club moss), Brachyphyllum/Pagiophyllum, Equisetum w/strobilus detached (?). Comments, identifications, or corrections are greatly appreciated. Thank you!- 3 replies
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Fossil, or modern plant imprint? Early Jurassic of Connecticut.
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I'm not sure if I'm looking at a true fossil, or is this an impression of a modern day plant. As I often do, I washed the fossil down with warm water three times with the hope that if it was a modern imprint, it would partially, or completely fade away. Since it didn't fade one bit, I would like to please ask if these plant impressions are indeed legit fossils, or a stubborn modern day imprint. Early Jurassic, East Berlin Formation of Connecticut, USA. Thank you!- 2 replies
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Early Jurassic plant fragments; East Berlin Formation in Connecticut
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Here are a few recent plant finds from the Early Jurassic East Berlin Formation in Hartford County, Connecticut. Possible plant ID's include Brachyphyllum/Pagiophyllum, Loperia simplex, Otozamites brevifolis. The most interesting fossil plate includes a marking that features three filamentous strands on one end, and a minute spore/seed head on the other. Comments, identifications, or corrections are greatly appreciated. Thank you!- 4 replies
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