Leidysuchus Cretaceous Fossil Crocodile Tooth

Leidysuchus Crocodile Tooth

Class Reptilia, Subclass Diapsida, Order Crocodilia

Geological Time: Late Cretaceous

Size: Fossil tooth is 22 mm in length

Fossil Site: Hell Creek Formation, Harding County, South Dakota

Fossil Code: PFV521

Price: $160.00


Description: Presented is a huge croc tooth “in situ” from the matrix in which it was discovered. A shed Edmontosaur dinosaur tooth is also entombed in the matrix.

Leidysuchus was a long-snouted, swamp dwelling crocodile that lived during the late Cretaceous period. It is the most common crocodile found in the Hell Creek Formation.

I recently purchased a large lot of dinosaur, reptile and mammal material from our primary collector. He lives in Montana and has over fifteen years of field collecting experience. Ten days were spent in obtaining this lot. The fossils were discovered in Cretaceous stream channel deposits. Some were surface collected as float, many were partially eroded out of the low-lying surrounding gullies and bad lands. The work of discovery continued upon his return home. There the specimens had to be cleaned and identified, a long and tedious process that lasted many days. Upon completion, all the specimens were photographed, notated and submitted to us at the Fossil Mall for consideration of purchase. Needless to say, we bought the whole batch.

A word regarding the legality of these fossils. Our provider only collects on private ranch and farmlands of Montana and S. Dakota. His relationships with these landowners have been cultivated over many years of door knocking and often difficult negotiations. Our collector, in the beginning stage of a possible collecting arrangement, cannot even contemplate a deal until he has walked the land holdings to discover if there are ancient remains to be found.

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