FF7_Yuffie Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Hello everyone, A Tyrannosaur tooth here, it measures 1.1 inches, and is from Wyoming (Weston County) Lance Formation. If anyone can ID it as Nano or T-Rex, that would be much appreciated. There some very slight serrations, which I have zoomed in on. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanotyrannus35 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Just based on robustness, it looks to be a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth Enthusiastic Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 It's more difficult to distinguish between the two because it's a premaxillary tooth. Both have the same base profile. Jane has a nice set of choppers up front. All I can positively say its a Tyrannosaurid might be Trex, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opabinia Blues Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Nanotyrannus lanciensis is currently considered a synonym of Tyrannosaurus rex, so by taxonomic convention there's only one Tyrannosaur officially recognized from the Lance Formation: Good ol' rexy. That said, I have avoided the controversy by labeling my Lance Tyrannosaur tooth as just that: Tyrannosaur. 1 “The worse the country, the more tortured it is by water and wind, the more broken and carved, the more it attracts fossil hunters, who depend on the planet to open itself to us. We can only scratch away at what natural forced have brought to the surface.” - Jack Horner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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