svcgoat Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Going through some micro site material and found these two that I can't id both are around 5mm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted Sunday at 04:28 AM Share Posted Sunday at 04:28 AM The first fossil appears to be an ankylosaurian tooth, not exactly sure if it's ankylosauridae or nodosauridae, but here's a helpful thread: The second is a bit of a head scratcher. It could be a very weathered small crocodilian tooth, a pachycephalosaur spike, ankylosaurian spike, or perhaps something akin to a tortoise spur like we see from some of our Peace River regulars. Although I believe tortoises are unknown in the Cretaceous, so it could be from another terrestrial turtle like Basilemys, albeit I'm unaware of any convergent limb ornamentation. Certainly a mystery, but I'm curious what opinions may be held by our peers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svcgoat Posted Sunday at 05:01 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 05:01 AM 32 minutes ago, PaleoNoel said: The first fossil appears to be an ankylosaurian tooth, not exactly sure if it's ankylosauridae or nodosauridae, but here's a helpful thread: The second is a bit of a head scratcher. It could be a very weathered small crocodilian tooth, a pachycephalosaur spike, ankylosaurian spike, or perhaps something akin to a tortoise spur like we see from some of our Peace River regulars. Although I believe tortoises are unknown in the Cretaceous, so it could be from another terrestrial turtle like Basilemys, albeit I'm unaware of any convergent limb ornamentation. Certainly a mystery, but I'm curious what opinions may be held by our peers. I thought it was a nodosaur tooth but wasn't sure! Yeah the bottom tooth was embedded in a harder rock I had to get it out with a pocket knife it looks crocadillian to me but wasn't certain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted Sunday at 05:19 AM Share Posted Sunday at 05:19 AM I would say nodosaurid and crocodyliform as well. 1 Forever a student of Nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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