Baby dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Lance and Hell Creek formations and a description of a new species of theropod
Author
Carpenter, Kenneth
text
Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming
1982
1982-01-31
20
123
134
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.3238510
a342eb67-842d-41ab-a05d-3f010d0038ec
3238510
Paronychodon
lacustris
Fig. 4
Material
: Teeth:
UCM
38288 (UCMP-V57
ll
) H
4 mm
,
W
1.3 mm
;
UCMP
38459 (UCMP-V5711) H
1.7 mm
,
W
2.3 mm
;
UCMP
124990
(UCMP-V73087) H
3.4 mm
,
W
1.7 mm
;
UCMP
124991
(UCMP-V73087) H
4.8 mm
,
W 1 1.9
.
9 mm
; and
UCMP
124992
(UCMP-V73087) H
4.3 mm
,
W
1.6 mm
.
Discussion
: Despite their small size, these teeth are clearly referable to
Paronychodon
lacustris. The anterior and posterior edges are vertical and parallel near the base (
Fig. 4
), but then curve sharply posteriorly with the two edges meeting in a pointed tip. The teeth are laterally compressed, with one side being flat and covered by long ridges parallel to the edges of the crown. These ridges cover the one side of the crown between the tip and where the tooth curves posteriorly. Serrations may or may not be present on the posterior edge; none occurs on the anterior edge.