0.2" Pectinodon Troodontid Serrated Tooth Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Cretaceous Age MT

Location: Judith River Formation, Hill County, Montana (Private Land Origin) 

Weight: 0.3 Ounces 

Dimensions: 1.3 Inches Long, 1.3 Inches Wide, 0.7 Inches Thick (Display)

Dimensions Tooth: 0.2 Inches Long, 0.2 Inches Wide, 0.1 Inches Thick

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Pectinodon is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaurs that lived in western North America during the late Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 66 million years ago. It currently contains only one valid species, Pectinodon bakkeri. The genus was first named in 1982 by Kenneth Carpenter, who identified several theropod teeth from Wyoming's Lance Formation. The name Pectinodon combines Latin "pecten" (comb) and Greek "odon" (tooth), referencing the comb-like serrations on the teeth. Its species name honors paleontologist Robert Thomas Bakker. The holotype, UCM 38445, is a 6.2 mm adult tooth, with three juvenile teeth as paratypes. Though formerly considered synonymous with Troodon or Troodon formosus, recent reviews in 2008, 2011, and 2013 confirmed Pectinodon bakkeri as a valid genus.