Jurassic Morrison Apatosaurus Tooth VF-JC-24-044 Petrified Palm Cardiospermum coloradensis

Cardiospermum coloradensis

Today Ailanthus is survived by ten living species and the genus is native only to Asia

the female has a superior ovary with 3-7 carpels

Apatosaurus was a generalized browser that likely held its head elevated

coined by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1878

Jurassic Morrison Apatosaurus Tooth VF-JC-24-044 Petrified Palm Cardiospermum coloradensisApatosaurus sp. Morrison Formation Upper Jurassic Moffat County, Colorado This is a good example of the rare tooth of Apatosaurus. It is 2. 4 cm long and 1 cm wide at the base of the tooth section. It is very well preserved for such a delicate relic. This tooth does not show any ware and may represent an unerupted tooth. The tooth surface texture and a few subtle striations are diagnostic of the genera. This example was collected in close association