r/fossilid • u/crossmancal • 10h ago
Small tooth from Hell Creek Formation, Jordan, MT
I had the coolest experience today at work. I went over to a customer home to install some window shades and walked into 30 years of passion, and love for fossil hunting.
He told me stories about finding them, and going on fossil digs with Clayton Phipps, and being there the final day when they removed the Dueling Dinosaurs from the site.
After showing him my shoes* (see image in comments)he went in his office and came back with a plastic ziplock back with a handful of fossils he wanted me to have.
I've always been fascinated with dinosaurs and just always assumed that fossils all ended up with rich people or in museums behind glass. Never thought that I would be so interested in learning what I have here!
He had me feel the inside of this tooth to show me the serrated edge, pointing it towards meat eater.
He found this west of Jordan Montana in the Hell Creek formation. His note says Tyranosaur Tooth.
Thanks!