Recent acquisitions

[Haravex]

Great find but may I say equally excellent restorations even if it is minor 

[hxmendoza]

2 hours ago, Haravex said:

Great find but may I say equally excellent restorations even if it is minor 

Thank you @Haravex

[bcfossilcollector]

Magnificent Allosaurus claw! What an amazing find!

[Tidgy's Dad]

On 11/5/2020 at 5:29 AM, hxmendoza said:

Been a while since I’ve posted. I’m rarely ever on here anymore. 
 

Nevertheless, I wanted to share a very recent reaquisition.

I found this juvenile Allosaurus fragilis hand claw in Summer of 2000. Third photo is of the claw after cleaning. Fourth picture is of my son and I right after digging it out.

 

Parted with it reluctantly due to a financial emergency several years ago, and was finally able to get it back into my collection on Election Day. It has obvious sentimental value for me because my son and I excavated it.
 

Allosaurus fragilis

Hand Claw D-I-2

Morrison Formation

Simon Quarry 

Red Canyon Ranch

Big Horn County

Shell, Wyoming

Goodness gracious, what an incredible find. 

Great story with a nice happy ending too. 

 

[hxmendoza]

18 hours ago, bcfossilcollector said:

Magnificent Allosaurus claw! What an amazing find!

 

17 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Goodness gracious, what an incredible find. 

Great story with a nice happy ending too. 

 

Thanks guys!

[hxmendoza]

Allosaurus fragilis 

Foot phalanx 

Right Pes

D-III-3

Shumway Ranch

Near Blanding, Utah

San Juan County, UT

USA

[hxmendoza]

This is a work in progress tooth. Had to take it completely apart. The pics show progression from original appearance until present. Will eventually get it completed. Buts it’s turning out to be a nice tooth.

 

Tyrannosaurid tooth

(Daspletosaurus sp?)

2 and 1/16 inches length.

Judith River Formation

Hill County, Montana

[Troodon]

That digit is beautiful.  That tooth is right up you alley, making good progress 

[hxmendoza]

13 minutes ago, Troodon said:

That digit is beautiful.  That tooth is right up you alley, making good progress 

Thanks Frank. Yeah, that phalanx is crisp and gorgeous! Though glued together, it was in two sections and had these beautiful crystals in the core. 

[hxmendoza]

Tyrannosaurus rex

Right premaxillary tooth

Hell Creek Formation

Garfield County

Montana

USA

 

[Dracarys]

Nice Henry! Are you going to paint the root etchings or leave as is?

[LordTrilobite]

21 hours ago, hxmendoza said:

Allosaurus fragilis 

Foot phalanx

Wow that looks fantastic. Such beautiful preservation.

[hxmendoza]

16 hours ago, Dracarys said:

Nice Henry! Are you going to paint the root etchings or leave as is?

No! That is sacrilege! Natural is best. 
Besides, the etchings are very shallow and have not lost the satiny enamel finish. It’s beautiful as is.

But thanks for asking.

[hxmendoza]

1 hour ago, LordTrilobite said:

Wow that looks fantastic. Such beautiful preservation.

Thanks.

[-Andy-]

I agree with Henry, the root etchings on this tooth gives it character

[hxmendoza]

Ceratosaurus nasicornis

 

Juvenile last premaxillary tooth

Late Jurassic 

Morrison Formation

Skull Creek

Moffat County, Colorado

USA

 

Edited April 4, 2023 by hxmendoza

[Troodon]

Nice

[hxmendoza]

Majungasaurus crenatissimus

Late Cretaceous

Maevarano Formation 

Majajanga Province

Madagascar

[hxmendoza]

Tyrannosaurus rex

Juvenile to sub-adult 

Foot claw D-III-4

Late Cretaceous                           
Hell Creek formation 
Carter County, Montana 

USA

[hxmendoza]

Allosaurus fragilis

Late Jurassic Period
Morrison formation

San Juan County, Utah

[hxmendoza]

Allosaurus fragilis

Late Jurassic

Morrison Formation

Brushy Basin Member

Red Canyon Ranch

Big Horn County

Shell, Wyoming

USA

Edited April 4, 2023 by hxmendoza

[hxmendoza]

 

Camarasaurus lentus

Rooted tooth from Baby

 

Late Jurassic

Morrison Formation

Red Canyon Ranch

Big Horn County

Shell, Wyoming

USA

 

[hxmendoza]

Cf. Tarbosaurus bataar  (per P. Currie)

Juvenile premaxillary tooth

 

Late Cretaceous 

Djadochta Formation

Gobi Desert

Mongolia

 

**Note: In recent discussion with Dr. P. Currie, he considered this the most likely genus based on recent new scientific data and observations.

 

 

[hxmendoza]

Altirhinus kurzanovi
Early Cretaceous 
110 Million Years Old 
Khukhtekskaya Svita
Khuren Dukh, Gobi Desert

Mongolia 

Edited April 4, 2023 by hxmendoza

[hxmendoza]

Ceratosauridae sp. indet.

Middle Jurassic 

Isalo IIIb

Sakahara Formation

Ambondromamy

Madagascar

 

 

Edited April 4, 2023 by hxmendoza