Stylemys nebrascensis (fossil tortoise/turtle) Tyrannosaurus Rex like ichthyosaurs are far rarer

like ichthyosaurs are far rarer

Waste rock from a coal mine active in the 1800s

The telson was a stinger which was probably capable of secreting poisons

The fact that Tinker has the same teeth as an adult Trex plus the fact that there is no indication of Tinker having had different baby teeth tells us a lot

Stylemys nebrascensis (fossil tortoise/turtle) Tyrannosaurus Rex like ichthyosaurs are far rarerOligocene Age White River Formation Wyoming Stylemys was a dry land tortoise found in the Oreodont beds (Middle Oligocene) of the White River badlands of South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska. They are also quite common in the late Eocene and early Oligocene White River badlands of eastern Wyoming. Stylemys was first described in 1851 by Dr. Joseph Leidy. It is the earliest discovered fossil turtle in America. This specimen is one of the few ever