Erosion Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Hello, I'm hoping for some ID's on my recent finds of the last few weeks. These were all found in Horseshoe Canyon Formation exposures in central Alberta. Teeth, vert and a possible hadrosaur metatarsal? I believe the top to be a weathered theropod tooth bit, but wasn't sure about the other two, or if the long one is even a tooth. Dromaeosaur tooth? A few vert. 1. 2. 3. 4. End of a hadrosaur metatarsal? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy_Fossils Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 I believe you are correct about the end of the hadrosaur metatarsal, and all of the vertebrae are from hadrosaurs. I'm still learning how to identify vertebrae, so please correct me if my interpretation is wrong! I am not sure about the fossils in the first pictures you sent, I think they are too fragmentary to identify. As for the possible dromaeosaur tooth, I think there is a chance it could be a juvenile Albertosaurus tooth. I have talked to people who have found them in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Central Alberta, so it does happen. I'm pretty sure the way to identify between dromaeosaur and juvenile albertosaurus is how thin the tooth is. Here is a picture of the dromaeosaur tooth we found in the Dinosaur Park formation. It is very thin, and an Albertosausrus tooth should be more robust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erosion Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 17 hours ago, Joy_Fossils said: I believe you are correct about the end of the hadrosaur metatarsal, and all of the vertebrae are from hadrosaurs. I'm still learning how to identify vertebrae, so please correct me if my interpretation is wrong! I am not sure about the fossils in the first pictures you sent, I think they are too fragmentary to identify. As for the possible dromaeosaur tooth, I think there is a chance it could be a juvenile Albertosaurus tooth. I have talked to people who have found them in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Central Alberta, so it does happen. I'm pretty sure the way to identify between dromaeosaur and juvenile albertosaurus is how thin the tooth is. Here is a picture of the dromaeosaur tooth we found in the Dinosaur Park formation. It is very thin, and an Albertosausrus tooth should be more robust. That's good to know! This small tooth is definitely a bit plump, so you're probably right with juvenile albertosaurus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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