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[Jaimin013]

Suchomimus

Niger

Elhraz Formation

 

Length - 2.21 inches

Base length at root - 20 mm

Base width from mesial view - 17 mm

 

Received this tooth last Saturday. I really love the ridges and the midline of the distal side has fine serrations visible to the eye but doesn't show up great on cell phone camera. It's a really thick tooth and usually Suchomimus teeth are usually worn but this one isn't too much. It has similarities in shape to my Baryonyx and may take pics of them side by side soon.

 

Edited March 28, 2021 by Jaimin013

[Jaimin013]

Thescelosaurus neglectus (maxillary tooth)

Carter County, Montana

Hell Creek Formation

Late Cretaceous Period (67-66 mya)

Size: 7/16"+

 

Been wanting one of these little fellas for a long time now. Described by seller as a juvenile Thescelosaurus. Not sure how they came to that conclusion maybe because of the size. The root is very interesting it has a bulbous part at the bottom which I haven't seen very often. A friend said that they think this bulbous part is the very base of the very bottom tooth when there are no replacement teeth as usually at the very bottom of the root there is a depression where the replacement tooth goes. Not sure if that differs for teeth of this dinosaur though.

 

Reading Troodon's post here Pachycephalosaurid/Thescelosaurus Tooth Identification - General Fossil Discussion - The Fossil Forum, I'd say the tooth position closely matches the anterior mt1 or mt2 but I'm far from an expert!

 

Edited April 2, 2021 by Jaimin013

[Sjfriend]

On 4/2/2021 at 8:22 AM, Jaimin013 said:

Thescelosaurus neglectus (maxillary tooth)

Carter County, Montana

Hell Creek Formation

Late Cretaceous Period (67-66 mya)

Size: 7/16"+

Awesome looking tooth! I'm not a tooth collector but I'd keep that one.

[ThePhysicist]

Discovered in the mail today: 

 

Galeocerdo cuvier (modern tiger), 1 1/16", Lee Creek

Galeocerdo aduncus (extinct tiger), Calvert Cliffs

One has some bite damage:

Carcharhinus leucas (bull), Venice, FL

Carcharhinus obscurus (dusky), Lee Creek

[Nimravis]

Today when I arrived home from work I found a large Priority box waiting for me. The contents of the box contained Miocene Withlacoochee Coral that was offered up by John @Sacha , to benefit the Forum. The below pictures do not do these pieces justice.

 

The one piece that I was waiting to see, separated during delivery, but I am glad that it did, in my opinion,it will display like a great cave cathedral.

 

 

Here are the other pieces that were offered in the auction, both pieces are really great.

 

 

 

John was nice enough to add these other two pretty pieces.

 

 

 

Thanks again John, I really appreciate what you are doing for the Forum.

Edited April 8, 2021 by Nimravis

[Sjfriend]

2 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

The one piece that I was waiting to see, separated during delivery, but I am glad that it did, in my opinion,it will display like a great cave cathedra

I love the look of that piece! Now you just need some tiny plastic people you can rig up climbing harnesses and litter cave hats and set up a spelunking diorama 

[Top Trilo]

Awesome coral, you could recreate your avatar with the first one

[Jackson g]

Picked up another pretty productid shell for my collection that includes some interesting internal preservation. I'm hoping to remove some more remaining ventral shell once i get settled into my new place here in a few weeks. 

Dampened 

Dry, natural light

Edited April 9, 2021 by Jackson g

[Yoda]

This arrived for me today 

Stromatolite from Hungary. Eocene

 

 

[Wrangellian]

9 minutes ago, Yoda said:

This arrived for me today 

Stromatolite from Hungary. Eocene

   That stuff is showy for sure. I would not have thought it was a strom if I hadn't been told... but I wouldn't mind a piece if there weren't so many other things on my list already.

[Bobby Rico]

8 hours ago, Nimravis said:

The one piece that I was waiting to see, separated during delivery, but I am glad that it did, in my opinion,it will display like a great cave cathedral.

Very nice show pieces indeed, I am lucky enough to have two corals that Monica gave me and they display beautifully. Good auction win . Cheers Bobby 

[fifbrindacier]

9 hours ago, Nimravis said:

Today when I arrived home from work I found a large Priority box waiting for me. The contents of the box contained Miocene Withlacoochee Coral that was offered up by John @Sacha , to benefit the Forum. The below pictures do not do these pieces justice.

 

The one piece that I was waiting to see, separated during delivery, but I am glad that it did, in my opinion,it will display like a great cave cathedral.

 

 

Here are the other pieces that were offered in the auction, both pieces are really great.

 

 

 

John was nice enough to add these other two pretty pieces.

 

 

 

Thanks again John, I really appreciate what you are doing for the Forum.

That's wonderful fossils !

[fifbrindacier]

6 hours ago, Jackson g said:

Picked up another pretty productid shell for my collection that includes some interesting internal preservation. I'm hoping to remove some more remaining ventral shell once i get settled into my new place here in a few weeks. 

Dampened 

Dry, natural light

Very interesting preservation, do you know what species it is ?

[Jaimin013]

On 4/3/2021 at 11:16 PM, Sjfriend said:

Awesome looking tooth! I'm not a tooth collector but I'd keep that one.

Thanks!! I like the detail in the ridges of herbivore teeth!

[Misha]

Recurved some brachiopods in the mail yesterday,

They are all from Tennessee which is exciting as I didn't have any fossils from that region.

First is this Atrypa reticularis with some other organisms attached to it, it has a somewhat pearlescent sheen to it which I find quite beautiful. This is my first fossil from the Lower Devonian Birdsong formation and now that I am looking up more about that formation I really want to add more of those brachiopods to my collection, they are all so beautiful and interesting.

I also got three Platystrophias, this is a genus that is very common and I have wanted to get some for a long time so I am excited about these too. All of the ones I've seen online are from KY, but I guess TN also has them.

Edited April 9, 2021 by Misha

[minnbuckeye]

@nala has been kind enough to have presented me with an array of fossils from France. I love each and every one such that I can't pick a favorite. Thanks so much Gery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was worth giving you a few brachiopods for these outstanding fossils. 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

[Jackson g]

14 hours ago, fifbrindacier said:

Very interesting preservation, do you know what species it is ?

Unfortunately this was found located in alluvial glacial till. The brachiopod's order is the best I could ID it to, I think everything else would be pure speculation. Hails from Wyandotte County, Kansas. A shame such a unique  is missing a complete label!

 

Example of a Productida dorsal internal surface. 

Edited April 9, 2021 by Jackson g
Accidentally posted 2 times, & add photo

[fifbrindacier]

1 hour ago, minnbuckeye said:

@nala has been kind enough to have presented me with an array of fossils from France. I love each and every one such that I can't pick a favorite. Thanks so much Gery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was worth giving you a few brachiopods for these outstanding fossils. 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

What a lot !

[nala]

2 hours ago, minnbuckeye said:

@nala has been kind enough to have presented me with an array of fossils from France. I love each and every one such that I can't pick a favorite. Thanks so much Gery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was worth giving you a few brachiopods for these outstanding fossils. 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

Very happy you like my French fossils sélection! and thanks again for your great american brachiopods selection!

[Ludwigia]

Something arrived on my doorstep which I'd been awaiting with bated breath for a couple of weeks. Kris @Ptychodus04 had offered to part with a Green River Mioplosus labracoides which he had prepared and shown us in his fish prep thread, an offer which I just couldn't turn down. He also took the time to attach the plate to a plywood board and pack it with such loving care that it survived the trip overseas completely unscathed. The fish is 37cm. long and now has its place on the wall overlooking my fishy shelf. Needless to say, I'm thrilled with it. Thanks Kris!!

 

 

 

[Ptychodus04]

It looks well at home there @Ludwigia. I’m always nervous shipping fossils (for obvious reasons) so I’m always extra happy when the arrive overseas in good order.

[Joe_17]

Just got this today , a phalanx of Eremotherium eomigrans. Its truly massive in comparison to my other sloth digits 

[Notidanodon]

Got some nice new bits over Easter from new locations   

 

Edited April 15, 2021 by will stevenson

[Notidanodon]

Got this nice Meg recently, I want looking to buy one, but when I saw this available for £25 I had to jump on it  

[Ludwigia]

35 minutes ago, will stevenson said:

Got this nice Meg recently, I want looking to buy one, but when I saw this available for £25 I had to jump on it  

 

Nice score!