FossilMaddness Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Hello, Found on internet an Pterosaur tooth from Albany County, Wyoming - USA, Morrison Formation. What do you other people tink about it. Is it Pterosaur? And what about the species? It is named Pteranodon, but that cant be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 You may wish to ask for better, higher resolution photos at different angles. At present, this seems a bit blurry and in too much shadow to make out much diagnostic detail. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Your sellers identification is that of a toothless Cretaceous pterosaur, typical... Pterosaur material is not very common in the Morrison and the few described have teeth although none were found with the holotypes. We do have a couple of images that can be compared against but like Kane indicated we do need better closeup photos and an idea of size. Looks like your specimen is a broken tip. This is a possibility but as the illustration shows these have cutting edges, impossible to see in your photo. A fang tooth. Pterosaur material from the uppermost Jurassic of the uppermost Morrison Formation, Breakfast Bench Facies, Como Bluff, Wyoming, including a pterosaur with pneumatized femora M. Mclain & R. Bakker 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilMaddness Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 The tooth is quite small, about 2.5 mm. Best photo I can get from the seller :(. is it Pterosaur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Good question its going to be hard to determine given the lack of comparative material. Maybe someone else has additional info. The ridges on the crown face is not consistent with those I posted. Whats the rationale behind seller calling it pterosaur? Let him prove it with a technical journal. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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