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Microsite Vertebrate Fossils
...bits and bites of
Cretaceous life
On hands and knees...nose to the ground.This is where most of the 'action' takes place in  Cretaceous vertebrate fossil collecting. 
The specimens on this page are
.5 to 1.5 cm in size.
Vertebrae of various small reptiles and amphibians. Most vertebrae are not identifiable to the genus level.
The ganoid scales of Lepisosteus, a garpike, are the most commom fish fossils found. These diamond-shaped enamel (ganoin) specimens vary in shape as to their position on the fish's body.
Vertebrae of various 'bony' fish, mostly of the bowfin, Amia. These centra resemble small spools with concave ends. 
Vertebrae of amphibians including those of Scapherhepton, and Promesmodon. Also the vertebrae of the garpike, Lepisosteus.
Hadrosaurs & Ceratposians..aren't these dinosaurs!! These small caudal (tail) vertebrae help emphasize that some dinosaur remains are no larger than those of other vertebrates.  
Myledaphus bipartitus is a skate known from its hexagonal, two-rooted teeth. These teeth were used in crushing freshwater molluscs.
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Cretaceous Room
Other 'small stuff'
-Champsosaur vertebrae
-Hadrosaur tendons
-Ankyolosaur ossicles
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