paleonet Tiny mystery teeth

["Mike Everhart" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,
While screening matrix from the basal Greenhorn Formation (Western Interior
Sea, Late Cretaceous) I found two 2.5 mm fragments of a tiny jaw bone, with
attached teeth. The curved teeth are flattened, widely spaced, and appear to
be set in sockets.  The age is Late Cenomanian.

http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Temp.html

To me, the teeth appear to be very similar to those of _Ichthyornis_, but
somewhat smaller... or a small, feathered theropod, maybe, about the size of
a sparrow?

Comments appreciated.

Regards,

Mike Everhart
Adjunct Curator of Paleontology
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
http://www.oceansofkansas.com