Unboxing RARE Dinosaur Fossils!

[@alpefegenc9666]

Troodons were one of my favourite dinosaurs when I was a kid.

[@lilkingdom4011]

Who likes troodon truth that sucks

[@charmxreuploads5997]

Where did you get the troodontid tooth from?

[@eunicesmith7474]

First time hearing of dinosaur called troodon, rare indeed, would like to learn more.

[@Andy-lg5ef]

Very nice fossils and very informative commentary. I learned a lot, and I'm keen to see more videos from your channel. Keep it up!

[@natesgmail3019]

That trodon tooth is amazing, when are you posting your next video?

[@Paleostoric]

Hopefully soon... :)

[@akromimubarok6626]

Im glad i discovered your channel on my youtube recomendation

[@loganmurray7238]

Love your videos ❤️👍

[@CalebWilliamsGlazer]

You got lucky with the troodon every tooth I’ve seen is sold out

[@CURSIFYY]

did u get this from fossilera?

[@Paszka-bj4sd]

Where did you order these from?

[@Paleostoric]

I got lucky with a listing online.

[@CalebWilliamsGlazer]

I think the tooth is more characteristic of a pectinodon because of the serration on the side of the tooth on a pectinodon tooth are less exaggerated while the troodon teeth serrations are more exaggerated. I’m open for correction.

[@Paleostoric]

Actually, Pectinodon bakkeri teeth are known for very large serrations (larger than Troodon teeth) that are rounded and usually jut straight outwards, giving an appearance similar to a comb. Under the microscope, my tooth has apically hooked posterior serrations (pointing upwards toward the tip), which is the primary characteristic that indicates it's a Troodontid tooth. Troodontid teeth are also significantly larger than Pectinodon teeth. My tooth has a length of 8 mm while most of the Pectinodon teeth I have seen are around 4-6 mm. Though the average length of Pectinodon teeth is 2.6 mm while for Troodontid teeth it is 4 mm.

[@CalebWilliamsGlazer]

Your right you know more about this than I do.

[@CalebWilliamsGlazer]

Could you do a fossil collection tour?

[@Paleostoric]

I'll do one eventually! :)

[@RapidReptiles13]

Im youre 400th sub

[@akromimubarok6626]

Wow where to get that?

[@Paleostoric]

I purchased them from online.

[@akromimubarok6626]

Hey there! Thx for replying. I do love fossils hunting but i still don’t know how to spot fake fossils. Im planning to buy some amber fossils too because its looks good for my collection.

[@injectingRevolution]

i thought troodon teeth had way bigger serrations. i guess i could be wrong.

[@Paleostoric]

From afar or the naked eye they do look quite small, but under the microscope the serrations do pop out more like what is generally seen with Troodon teeth.

[@CalebWilliamsGlazer]

If you look up “Troodon formosus” on Wikipedia you can see a figure of a Troodon formosus tooth with HUGE serrations which I think is a bit to big.

[@magpiethegoblin9272]

did you buy them of fossilera?

[@booyouharris]

So troodons were basically a clever girl

[@brandonshore8331]

I am a fossil collector too❤

[@lulexpro2]

Fun fact: All “dinos” that fly or were in the water are not dinos there are just reptiles that lived in the time of dinos also i think but im pretty sure that troodonts are not dinos but also reptiles!

[@troodonformosus6012]

Have you heard that the genus troodon has bitten the dust the species that it actually is is my name.

[@Paleostoric]

Troodon/Troodon formosus is potentially dubious but is still considered a valid taxon. Some papers still continue to refer to Troodon formosus as a valid taxon. The 2017 paper you are referring to that identified specimens previously assigned to Troodon formosus to Latenivenatrix mcmasterae and Stenonychosaurus inequalis are specimens from the Dinosaur Park Formation in Alberta. It would be incorrect to identify other Troodontid teeth found elsewhere as one of those two species. For example, my tooth in the video was found in Carter County, Montana in the Hell Creek Formation. No Troodontids have been formerly described in the Hell Creek Formation, so the best identification is cf Troodon formosus, not Latenivenatrix mcmasterae or Stenonychosaurus inequalis as those are from the Dinosaur Park Formation. Also, Latenivenatrix mcmasterae is not the only Troodontid species. There is still the aforementioned Stenonychosaurus inequalis and Albertavenator curriei from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation. Since Troodon formosus is still considered valid in many respects, I would say it hasn't completely bitten the dust.

[@CalebWilliamsGlazer]

@@Paleostoric I thought Pectinodon bakkeri was described in the hell creek formation.

[@paleozoic]

@@CalebWilliamsGlazer Yes, there's Pectinodon as well as cf. Troodon from Hell Creek/Lance. Pectinodon has different teeth from Troodon, and the Troodon morphology also survived into the Maastrichtian, though not officially described or recognized yet.