chele Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 This one has me stumped. Half of this thing was still covered by rock and when I removed the upper portion of the rock there was bone in the impressions. The bone was badly preserved. I will try to take the thing home because it is very odd. I found this only one hundred feet from the new Triceratops site Blaine had found, so I presume it is from the same period. Anyone have an idea of what this could be. Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 that thing is pretty cool, I have no idea what it is, hope someone else might have a clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Another great find! I too can't help with an ID but I congratulate you on a great fossil. "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Crikeys! Now THAT is STRANGE! It seems fairly obvious that you're working in terrestrial strata (hence the veritable cornucopia of Triceratops fossils you're getting) but I can't picture any portion of a terrestrial beastie's anatomy that would look like THAT! Are you sure you haven't been playing around on the old set of the movie 'Alien'? That looks like some of the parts of the critter from the movie. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Is it possible we are looking at part of a "Frill" ?? Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chele Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys. I forgot to mention that the rock it is in is full of shells, gastropods, and plants. This rock layer stretches all across the property. It is about four feet thick. I find dinos above and below it. The Triceratops sits right above it and is hard digging. I do not believe it is a frill imprint. I have seen many variations of frill but nothing like this. I wonder if it was a marine animal? Blaine already said it looked like something from the movie alien..gives me the creeps. Edited October 23, 2012 by chele Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I think it is a hadrosaur jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I think it is a hadrosaur jaw. Can't say from experience but it definitely fits the way their teeth are described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Kosmoceras makes a good point. But I would say the impression of a jaw with battery teeth. The actual bone has fallen away leaving the negative impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Yes, my immediate impression is of a Hadrosaur jaw, sans dental battery. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I dunno guys. I've seen my share of hadrosaur jaws and this missed the mark. That said, I don't really have an alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 (edited) To me it does resemble the lower jaw of an Edmontosaurus shown here. But this is way outside of my knowledge zone ... so yeah. Regardless, it's a really cool fossil! Chele, what's your dinosaur species tally for 2012? If I remember right you've posted everything from T rex, to an ankylosaur, to the triceratops(es), and now this. I guess my real question is, when does the museum open? Edited October 23, 2012 by AgrilusHunter "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Well, I think it is an incredible find! Thank you for posting it! Bev The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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