Enigmatic Aublysodon Theropod Dinosaur Tooth

Aublysodon Dinosaur Tooth

Superorder Dinosauria, Order Saurischia, Suborder Theropoda, Family Tyrannosauridae

Geological Time: Late Cretaceous

Size: Dinosaur tooth is 12 mm in length

Fossil Site: Hell Creek Formation, Harding County, South Dakota

Fossil Code: PFV546

Price: $110.00


Aublysodon Theropod Dinosaur ToothDescription: Presented is a very good quality Aublysodon tooth. Aublysodon dinosaur teeth are semi-rare.

Aublysodon is a name given to a large number of carnivorous dinosaur teeth of a certain form found in numerous late Cretaceous period geological formations. The genus was named by Joseph Leidy in 1868, though it is now considered dubious, because the type specimen consists only of an isolated premaxillary tooth, found in the Judith River Group of Montana. Although this specimen is now lost, similar teeth have been found in many US states, western Canada, and Asia. These teeth almost certainly belong to juvenile tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurids, but most have not been identified to species level. However, it is likely that the type tooth (and therefore the name Aublysodon mirandus itself) belongs to one of the species in the genus Daspletosaurus, which was present in contemporary formations, and which matches specific details of the original tooth.

Recently the Fossil Mall associates purchased a large lot of dinosaur, reptile and mammal material from our primary collector. He lives in Montana and has over fifteen years of field collecting experience. Ten days were spent in obtaining this lot. The fossils were discovered in Cretaceous stream channel deposits. Some were surface collected as float, many were partially eroded out of the low-lying surrounding gullies and bad lands. The work of discovery continued upon his return home. There the specimens had to be cleaned and identified, a long and tedious process that lasted many days. Upon completion, all the specimens were photographed, notated and submitted to us at the Fossil Mall for consideration of purchase. Needless to say, we bought the whole batch.

A word regarding the legality of these fossils. Our provider only collects on private ranch and farmlands of Montana and S. Dakota. His relationships with these landowners have been cultivated over many years of door knocking and often difficult negotiations. Our collector, in the beginning stage of a possible collecting arrangement, cannot even contemplate a deal until he has walked the land holdings to discover if there are ancient remains to be found.

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