Raulsaurus Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 Hello!!! I have been offered this tooth. The seller says it is from Albertosaurus and comes from Montana. Without restoration, they have only used glue. What do you think? Thank you very much and sorry for the quality of the photos but the seller does not know how to make them better ...
Troodon Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 I would like to see a better photo of the tip area its too dark and out of focus. Looks like the tooth was broken about half way down and reattached. I again need to known location city, town or county/formation since Montana has many different age deposits. Having said that Albertosaurus is not known from Montana its just described from Alberta.
Raulsaurus Posted November 12, 2019 Author Posted November 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, Troodon said: I would like to see a better photo of the tip area its too dark and out of focus. Looks like the tooth was broken about half way down and reattached. I again need to known location city,town or county/formation since Montana has many different age deposits. Having said that Albertosaurus is not known from Montana its just described in Alberta. The seller told me that it is from Hell Creek... but he is an old man and he do not remember.
Troodon Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 It really does not look like a Hell Creek Formation tooth. Most likely Campanian in age and if so its an indeterminate Tyrannosaurid
Raulsaurus Posted November 12, 2019 Author Posted November 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, Troodon said: It really does not look like a Hell Creek Formation tooth. Most likely Campanian in age and if so its an indeterminate Tyrannosaurid Thank you so much. No idea about posible species? Do you think is a good one?
Abstraktum Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 This tooth is obviously broken and glued back together. You have an unclear ID and god knows where this tooth really was found. I think @Troodon has the best ID possible with the information provided. I would stay away from it. There are enough good Tyrannosaurid indet teeth out there. I would not buy any obviously broken Tyrannosaurid tooth with an wrong/unclear location. But again it's just my opinion. 1
Troodon Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 You cannot differentiate between tyrannosaurid species that are Campanian in age. It's either Gorgosaurus or Torvorsaurus but remember we are guessing since there is no locality identified. The tooth is fair in condition
Praefectus Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Troodon said: You cannot differentiate between tyrannosaurid species that are Campanian in age. It's either Gorgosaurus or Torvorsaurus but remember we are guessing since there is no locality identified. The tooth is fair in condition Torvorsaurus? Is this supposed to be Daspletosaurus?
Troodon Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, Praefectus said: Torvorsaurus? Is this supposed to be Daspletosaurus? Oops thanks
Runner64 Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Troodon said: Oops thanks I hear Torvosaurus teeth are pretty rare in the Campanian Judith River 1
Raulsaurus Posted November 13, 2019 Author Posted November 13, 2019 Thank you so much for all you help! So I will buy and when I recieve it I can show you more photos.
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