abctriplets Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 So I'm working my way through my tiny fossils, collected in the Hell Creek Formation in Montana. These are gar scales, right? They are quite blue! Is there a species name, or just "gar"? And this next set I'm not too sure of. Some sort of skin/scale/scutes? The third is quite more spiky, and the fourth is much more smooth than the other two. The 2nd and 3rd here I think are scutes? From crocodile? And what's in the first container? And finally, some misc. items. The 1st I think is a turtle rib (shown from inside the shell?) And the 2nd is an edge of a turtle shell (smooth on both sides, curves down to the nice edge on top). The 3rd has slight ridges on it. And the 4th looks like a random bone fragment....but it broke in a nice zig-zag pattern (at the top) - or is it actually something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Definiitely some of those scales are gar. There might be some different fish in there as well. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 The second set of unknown pics are turtle shell pieces I believe. You found some cool stuff at that place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I like it! You have gar (Lepisosteus), a variety of turtle and a bit of gator...awesome stuff you all found. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abctriplets Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 2 hours ago, CBOB said: The second set of unknown pics are turtle shell pieces I believe. You found some cool stuff at that place Thanks! The spiky one too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 I think they are all pieces of soft shell turtle shell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 The third picture, far left, might be gar skull fragments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abctriplets Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 9 minutes ago, Peat Burns said: The third picture, far left, might be gar skull fragments. Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 An Illustrated Guide to latest Cretaceous Vertebrate Microfossils of the Hell Creek Formation of northeastern Montana 2 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abctriplets Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 5 hours ago, PFOOLEY said: An Illustrated Guide to latest Cretaceous Vertebrate Microfossils of the Hell Creek Formation of northeastern Montana Oh. Well that was easy. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 my two cents: First post... all gar scales. Lepisosteus is the genus. Not sure the species name. Second post... three soft shelled turtle frags. the third one is a different turtle, but I can't remember the name. third post... gar face pieces, croc scute frags, more soft shells fourth post... the first two are tough to say without the fossils in hand. The third one is from the edge of a soft shell and the fourth is indeed a chunkosaur. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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