Rare, .4" Troodon Tooth From Judith River Formation - Great Serrations

Rare, Troodon Tooth From Judith River Formation - Great Serrations #129799

This is a rare Troodon tooth from the Judith River Formation of Montana. Troodon teeth have very distinctive, prominent, prominent, apically oriented serrations. These serrations are morphometrically more similar to those of herbivorous reptiles, and suggest a possibly omnivorous diet. Troodon teeth are quite rare and some of the most sought after dinosaur teeth.

Comes in an acrylic display case.

The Judith River Formation is one of the world's most prolific sources of Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossils. At least sixteen Orders containing more than forty Genera are known from the formation. These include fish, amphibians, mammals, and insects in addition to reptiles and avian (birds) and non-avian dinosaurs. Among the more interesting specimens is Leonardo, a mummified and fossilized Brachylophosaurus. This is a hadrosaur, a duck-billed dinosaur found with amazing soft-tissue preservation: skin impressions can be found on 90 percent of its body! The pattern in the skin on its feet is even preserved. In addition to Leonardo, the Judith River Formation contains the remains of the theropod Hesperornis, the only known freshwater Hespernorthid, a penguin-like bird.

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