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A tooth tip from the theropod dinosaur Nuthetes destructor from the Lulworth Formation, England

tooth Coeluridae Nuthetes formation
Taxa Piratosaurus

Piratosaurus holotype tooth USNM V 1000

tooth holotype Piratosaurus
Taxa Melkamter

Photographs of Melkamter pateko (MPEF-PV 11530), visible in medial views on the main block (1) with inset of the tooth (1B) and counterslab (2);. Rendered CT scan detail images (dashed areas represent visible bone that was too thin to be captured by CT scan) of the cranial fragment (1A), manual metacarpal (1C) and dorsal vertebrae (1D–F). Abbreviations: a = alveoli; if = infratemporal fenestra; j = jugal; l = lacrimal; m = maxilla; o = orbit; naof = Nnasoantorbital fenestra; np = nasal process; pm = premaxilla; po = postorbital; q = quadrate; qj = quadratojugal; s = squamosal; t = tooth; vas = vestigial ascending process.

bone tooth Melkamter CT-scan
Taxa Gladocephaloideus

Photograph (A) and line drawings (B) of Gladocephaloideus jingangshanensis (JPM 2014–004). Abbreviations: ca, carpals; cr, coracoids; cv, cervical vertebrae; d, dentray; dg, deep groove along the mid-line of the mandibular symphysis; dv, dorsal vertebrae; dr, dorsal ribs; etp, extensor tendon process; f, frontal; fc, fifth carpal; fe, femur; fi, fibula; fin, fingers; h, humerus; il, ilium; m, maxilla; mmttsI-IV, metatrals I-IV; mttv, metatarsal V; nao, nasoantorbital opening; or, orbital; pcr, parietal crest; pm, premaxilla; pt, pteroid; ra, radius; rdl, radiale; sc, scapula; st, sternum; sl, sclerotic rings; t, teeth; tc, tooth sockets; ti, tibia; ul, ulna; wm, wing metacarpal; wph1-4, wing phalanges 1–4. Scale bar = 5 cm.

crest humerus scale tooth +1
Taxa Haliskia

Haliskia peterseni gen. et sp. nov., holotype specimen KK F1426. (A) dorsal vertebra, ribs, gastralium, left scapulocoracoid, left and right manual phalanx IV-2, right manual phalanx IV-3, left femur, left tibia, metatarsals and pedal phalanges, (B) mandible, teeth, ceratobranchials, cervical vertebra, rib, gastralium, right syncarpus, right lateral carpal, right pteroid, metacarpals, manual digits, right manual phalanx IV-1, left manual phalanx IV-4, (C) premaxilla with teeth, (D) isolated tooth, (E) isolated tooth, (F) left lateral carpal, (G) left metacarpal IV. Scale bar = 50 mm.

scale tooth vertebra holotype +2
Taxa Saltriovenator

Selected elements used in the diagnosis of Saltriovenator zanellai n. gen. n. sp. Right humerus in medial (A), frontal (B) and distal (C) views; (D) left scapula, medial view; (E) right scapular glenoid and coracoid, lateral view; (F) furcula, ventral view; tooth, labial (G) and apical (H) views; (I) left humerus, medial view; right second metacarpal in dorsal (J), lateral (L) and distal (N) views; first phalanx of the right second digit in dorsal (K), lateral (M) and proximal (O) views; (P–T) right third digit in proximal, dorsal and lateral views; (U) right distal tarsal IV, proximal view; third right metatarsal in proximal (V) and frontal (X) views; second right metatarsal, proximal (W) and frontal (Y) views; (Z) reconstructed skeleton showing identified elements (red). Abbreviations as in text, asterisks mark autapomorphic traits. Scale bars: 10 cm in (A)–(E), (I), and (U)–(Y); two cm in (F), and (J)–(T); one cm in (G).

humerus scale tooth Saltriovenator +1
Taxa Oxalaia

Specimen MN 6117-V, holotype of Oxalaia quilombensis. A, Left lateral view. B, Right lateral view. C, Dorsal view. D, Slightly oblique ventral view, emphasizing the sculptured condition of the palatal portion of the left premaxilla. Abbreviations for teeth follow Hendrickx et al. [58]. Additional abbreviations: am.p, anteromedial process of maxilla; pm, premaxilla; r.t, replacement tooth; s.p, secondary palate.

tooth holotype specimen Oxalaia
Taxa Kelmayisaurus

Left maxilla (A) and left dentary (B) of carcharodontosaurid theropod Kelmayisaurus petrolicus Dong, 1973 (IVPP V 4022, China, Lianmugin For− mation, Lower Cretaceous). Photographs in lateral (A1, B1), medial (A2, B2), ventral (A3), and dorsal (B3) views. Scale bars 5 cm. Designation “d” refers to dentary tooth, designation “m” refers to maxillary tooth position. Dorsal view of dentary shows tooth row only.

scale tooth China Cretaceous +2
Taxa Dromaeosauroides

Cast of the holotype tooth (MGUH DK No. 315) of Dromaeosauroides bornholmensis at the Natural History Museum, London.

tooth museum cast holotype +1
Taxa Bicentenaria

Fig. 2. Selected cranial elements of Bicentenaria argentina nov. gen. et nov. sp. A, left lateral view of preserved caudal half of skull and jaws; B, right lateral view of preserved caudal half of skull and jaws; C, left quadrate and lower jaw in caudal view; D, fragmentary premaxillae with teeth in left lateral view; E, fragmentary left maxilla with tooth in lateral view. Abbreviations: an, angular; antf, antorbital fossa; art, articular; bs, basipterygoid process of basisphenoid; ch, notch for the chorda tympanica; gl, glenoid fossa; j, jugal; lc, lateral condyle of quadrate; lr, longitudinal ridge; ect, ectopterygoid; prar, right prearticular; pral, left prearticular; ptq, pterygoid ramus of quadrate; q, quadrate; qj, quadratojugal; sanl, left surangular; sanr, right surangular; rart, retroarticular process; t, tooth. Scale bars = 1 centimeter.

scale tooth Argentina Bicentenaria +1
Taxa Asiatyrannus

Photograph (A) and line drawing (B) of the skull of Asiatyrannus xui (ZMNH M30360) in right lateral view. The inset box in (A) indicates the position of the detailed jugal accessory horn in (C). acf accessory fossa of maxilla; ang angular; aof antorbital fenestra; cor cornual process; d dentary; d.t dentary tooth; emf external mandibular fenestra; en external naris; f frontal; gr groove; itf infratemporal fenestra; j jugal; jah jugal accessory horn; L left; la lacrimal; mf maxillary fenestra; mnvf maxillary neurovascular foramina; mx maxilla; nas nasal; nr nasal ridge; orb orbit; par parietal; pal palatine; pmx premaxilla; po postorbital; q quadrate; qj quadratojugal; R right; sa surangular; sf surangular foramen; snf subnarial foramen; sq squamosal; t1–6 maxillary tooth 1–6.

tooth drawing Asiatyrannus skull
Taxa Kinnareemimus

Reconstruction of the terrestrial paleoenvironmental setting of the Sao Khua Formation by Renata Cunha. In the center, a generalized spinosaurid feeds on a sauropod. This trophic relationship is hypothesized based on isolated tooth crowns found in association with a sauropod skeleton [67]. In the background, a small pack of the ornithomimosaur theropod Kinnareemimus. Both sauropods and ornithomimosaurs (as part of the “herbivorous” theropods) were found to be positively associated with terrestrial paleoenvironments by Butler and Barrett [15]. (cropped from File:Spinosaurid and Kinnareemimus.PNG)

tooth reconstruction Sao Khua Kinnareemimus +3
Taxa Ampelognathus

DMNH 2021-05-02, holotype left dentary of Ampelognathus coheni, photos and labeled outline drawings in A, lateral; B, medial; C, dorsal; D, ventral; E, anterior; and F, posterior views. Abbreviations: a#, alveolus and numerical position in tooth row; anf, angular facet; cof, coronoid facet; cop, coronoid process; d6, dentary tooth 6 base; ds, dentary symphysis; mc, Meckelian canal; mg, Meckelian groove; pdd, dorsal facet for predentary; pdv, ventral facet for predentary; saf, surangular facet. Gray fill indicates recessed surfaces. Stippling indicates visible sediment. Cross-hatching indicates broken bone surface. Scale bars equal 5 mm.

bone scale tooth holotype +1
Taxa Arenysaurus

D. Dentary tooth crowns of Arenysaurus ardevoli (MPZ 2008/258) in lingual view. E. Caudal region of the skull roof of A. ardevoli (MPZ 2008/1) in dorsal view. F. Left dentary of A. ardevoli (MPZ 2008/258) in medial view.

tooth Arenysaurus skull
Taxa Fylax

Dentary of the hadrosauroid dinosaur Fylax thyrakolasus gen. et sp. nov. (IPS-36338, holotype) from the uppermost Maastrichtian Fontllonga-R locality; in posterior (A1), medial (A2), dorsal (A4), anterior (A5), lateral (A6), and ventral (A7) views. A detailed lingual view of the tooth crowns appears in A3.

tooth Maastrichtian holotype Fylax
Taxa Siamodon

Tooth of Siamodon nimngami in the rock

tooth Siamodon
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‘T. rex’ Mosasaur Ruled the Seas 80 Million Years Ago
tooth Tylosaurus new species
Paleontologists have described a gigantic new species of mosasaur -- stretching up to 13.2 m (43 feet) long and armed with serrated teeth -- and given it an unexpected name: T. rex (short for Tylosaurus rex). The post ‘T. rex’ Mosasaur Ruled the Seas 80 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
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Paleontologists Find Lost Ice Age World in Flooded Texas Cave
tooth fossil
Fossils of a giant tortoise, a ground sloth, a lion-sized armadillo relative called pampathere, scimitar-toothed cats, horses, camels and mastodons found in Bender’s Cave on the Edwards Plateau of Texas may reveal a previously unknown warm period in the region roughly 100,000 years ago. The post Paleontologists Find Lost Ice Age World in Flooded Texas Cave appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
14/05/2026 sci-news
New Study Suggests Juvenile Maiasaura Ate Different Food to Adults
tooth feeding fossil juvenile Maiasaura study
A newly published scientific paper has provided fresh insights into the feeding habits of the famous hadrosaur Maiasaura peeblesorum. Analysis of tooth wear in juvenile Maiasaura compared to adult hadrosaurs suggests that young Maiasaura fed differently from fully grown animals. Researchers examined dental wear associated with Maiasaura peeblesorum fossil teeth.  Dietary insights may help to
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Giant sea monsters lived in rivers at the end of the dinosaur age
tooth feeding isotope
Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater rivers alongside dinosaurs and crocodiles. A massive tooth found in North Dakota, analyzed using chemical isotope techniques, reveals that some mosasaurs adapted to river systems as seas gradually freshened near the end of the age of dinosaurs. These enormous reptiles, possibly as long as a bus, appear to have hunted near the surface, perhaps even feeding on drowned dinos
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