Of note to this thread are two teeth he had labeled as Dromaeosaurid. I recognized them not to be Dromaeosaurid at all but to be Tyrannosaurid. Because of the rarity of Texas Tyrannosaurid material I thought these pictures could be of use to someone here.
Any opinions of the ID of the animal that lost these teeth are welcome too.
I am sorry there is no scale the photos, but the largest tooth is just under 2".
http://logojoe.com/images/teeth/P3194076B.jpg 800 x 600 195K http://logojoe.com/images/teeth/P3194077B.jpg 800 x 600 185K http://logojoe.com/images/teeth/P3194078B.jpg 800 x 600 177K
Regards Joe Forks *************************************************************
Subject: Re: putative Javelina T.rex specimen Posted for Chris Brochu. _______
In a message dated 3/28/2003 9:00:08 AM Eastern Standard Time, jonathan.r.wagner@mail.utexas.edu writes:
<< About a decade ago, a paper on variation in T. rex stated that TMM 41436-1 belonged to a different taxon as the specimen indicated a much shorter face than in T. rex. More recently, C. Brochu suggested TMM 41436-1 is T. rex after all. What is the truth?>>
< From what I recall of HP Brochu's comments, he was MUCH less decisive in his assessment. Something like "it could be T. rex." >
That's not entirely what I said:
"Carpenter (1990) argued that the Texas specimen (TMM 41436-1, an isolated left maxilla) lies outside the range of shape variation for T. rex, but the morphology of the promaxillary foramen and the number of teeth are both consistent with T. rex (pers. obs.). If it is a different species, it is a close relative."
In other words, it's either T. rex OR a close relative.
chris