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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils: Dinosaur and Mammal
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils: Dinosaur and Mammal
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils: Dinosaur and Mammal
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From the album: Texas Cretaceous Fossils: Dinosaur and Mammal
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Thankfully, Morocco offers Theropod Teeth at reasonable prices. They are quite attainable. These 2 teeth, were sold as; Spinosaurus Sp., and Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus. I am aware, that the Spinosaurus tooth has likely been repaired. I believe the Carcharodontosaurus tooth, has not. Hopefully, these id's are correct?
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Hiya everyone. Want some opinions on this egg it’s from an old collection and from a reputable seller in the uk. I know a lot of shell is missing but any help on the legitimacy of the egg would be great. cheers
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I found this fossil along the shore of a large river / Lake along a steep bank in a high erosion area in Northwest Montana. Could it be a fossilized egg? Or, Could it be a Coprolite from a carnivore? It looks like little bones and a wormy looking thing. Thank you for your help!
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Hi there I inherited some what I believe to be bones maybe of the dinosaur variety? They take a nice polish. I believe these are from somewhere in the US but I have no idea where they are from or what geologic age.
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Found this week, recalling the info troodon taught me some time back this appears to be theropod material. Wondering if anyone can help me narrow down anything else, maybe what part of the animal & if possible (if it is theropod) whether it’s tyrannosaurid or ornithomimid, as far as theropods in the area that’s all it could be at this size. dinosaur park fm
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Hi Fossil friends! you were great identifying my false fossil (it was a bullet <insert embarrassed emoji>) Here is another chunk of bone found in Drumheller. I’m not too worried about what Dino it came from, but it would be awesome if that could be narrowed down. But I’d really like to know what bone/body part it may be. I’m thinking it’s part of a vert, or even a plate? Thank you for any info you may contribute! I’m more comfortable with Ontario Devonian fossils, but always looking to learn more about later Dino fossils as well. IMG_5203.mov
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Im sorry to intrude on your topic but im trying to identify my egg found in Shasta County, it's got some baby bones that are slightly opalized inside the egg and the yoke appears to have pseudomorph into nephrite? the inner shell was packed with clay and the outer has been smoothed with water. i was thinking therapod? there seems to be several nests around my dig location but those are more football size and completely silted up inside, also petrified coral everywhere. hope i didn't upset thanks for your skills in advance
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I remember reading once that the first dinosaur skeleton to have been found in North America was Hadrosaurus. I didn’t know until reading today that it was found in New Jersey. Hadrosaurus foulkii was found in 1858 on someone’s property at the time. Thanks to the brilliant work of an Eagle Scout and later, a fourth grade class, the site was rediscovered and memorialized and the dinosaur became NJ’s state dinosaur! The memorial is just up a short ravine from the supposed dig site. This was a fascinating read and something I didn’t really know much about beforehand, but I’m curious about something. Unlike so many historical paleontological sites on the east coast, and frankly many modern sites too, this site is actually preserved and accessible. It’s not on private land, and it hasn’t been developed over. It’s part of a park, so people probably can’t hunt there, but scientists probably could get permission. How come this site and others like it haven’t drawn interest from paleontologists modern-day? Dinosaur-bearing exposures are so rare here on the east coast. How come nobody has bothered to come back and see if there is anything left of the dinosaur weathering out (the skeleton was not 100% complete), or if any other significant fossils are to be found? Was it truly a one-and-done exposure, or is it worth investigating further? I suppose one possible answer is that it could be a fully marine deposit? In that case unassociated dinosaur material is exceedingly rare, let alone finding a whole skeleton. Even still, the site would then be similar to Big Brook. You would think the area would draw similar interest. Just a random thought today.
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This is a clutch of dinosaur eggs from Gangzhou, Jiangxi Province of China. Note the small egg among the dinosaur eggs. Any idea if the small egg is a turtle egg or what? Sorry the images are not very clear as they were captured from a video.
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I got into an argument with some people on whether it's spelt "dinosaur" as I said or "dinosuar" as they said. Who is correct?
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Found in hill county Montana yesterday. I believe it’s a lower ceratopsian beak, but I just wanted to make sure (and don’t feel bad telling me if it’s not). It was on a hill surrounded by literally hundreds of pieces of frill. I hope it’s a beak. I’ve always wanted to find a horn, but up in the JRF where we look they’re always in ten thousand pieces- a beak would probably make me just as happy thanks for any help. -if it is a beak would this size make it a juvenile or are ceratopsian just smaller in the JRF? the other pic was one of the pieces of frill that looked a lot like a peripheral part of the frill - don’t know what it’s called. Thoughts?
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Take a look at this egg, see how beautiful is its internal crystalisation. What is your view on its authenticity?
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ID these please fossil bones? Found in Northern Nevada
treasuretrapqueen posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found these In Northern Nevada, when these are hit with a black light they give off the most beautiful colors! Neon pink yellow orange! 20230808_085922.mp4
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I recently attended an estate auction where a bunch of crystal and mineral specimens were sold from a decades old collection. A very large “petrified wood” specimen caught my eye immediately. Apparently the collector didn’t have any records to help identify the specimens and the auctioneer was oblivious. I can say without hesitation, this is not petrified/fossilized wood. It is a massive dorsal or possibly caudal vertebra. I believe it was found in the U.S. since basically all the other specimens from the collection originated from the U.S. or Central America. I am fairly confident it is from a sauropod. Can anyone confirm this identification? Also, as a an interesting side note, when tested with a Geiger counter it’s pretty warm. Measurements are in inches, sorry it’s what I had available.
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Psittacosaurus specimen, real or fake?
Microraptorfan posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
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Real Dinosaur Egg? Macroolithus
Lucid_Bot posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Howdy, I found a supposed dinosaur egg on an auction site and was wondering if it's real.
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From the album: Hell Creek / Lance Formations
This rare theropod tooth was found via screen washing matrix from a channel deposit. It's large for the species and from the front of the jaw. All of the denticles are intact - a spectacular specimen. Pectinodon (meaning "comb-tooth") is a tooth taxon, since no remains attributable to the genus beyond teeth have been found. Pectinodon seems to be a rare member of the Hell Creek fauna, with their teeth being fairly uncommon (though being so small, I'd guess that few people actively search for them). It was a small Troodontid theropod, with teeth that couldn't handle stresses as well as their Dromaeosaurid and Tyrannosaurid cousins (Torices et al. (2018)). This coupled with their small size suggest that Pectinodon was a small/soft prey specialist, preferring the rodent-sized mammals of the time, lizards, insects, etc. Some researchers have proposed omnivory as a possibility for Troodontids (cf. Holtz et al. (1998)). Troodontids famously are regarded as among the most intelligent dinosaurs for their large brain size / body size ratio. This notion serves as fodder for speculation that had the dinosaurs not gone extinct, Troodontids (Pectinodon being (one of?) the last) would have continued to grow in intelligence and develop sentience and civilizations. Troodontid teeth like Pectinodon can be easily identified by their small size, exaggerated, triangular, apically oriented posterior serrations.- 1 comment
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Collages of dinosaurs made with pictures of fossil teeth
BirdsAreDinosaurs posted a topic in Paleo Re-creations
This is a fun project that I have been working on for the past few months. Fossilized dinosaur teeth from the Kem Kem beds in Morocco showcase a wide variety of colours and patterns, caused by the varying conditions under which they were fossilized. To me, these colours and patterns are rather beautiful. Therefore I decided to ask a colleague of mine, who is a professional photographer, to take pictures of my small collection of teeth, so I could use these pictures to create collages of the original owners of the teeth. Using this approach, I made images of theropods from five different families. The animals on the images inhabited what is now known as Morocco about 100 million years ago. Here they are. The white bar next to the teeth represents 1 cm. This one I based on the species Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. This one is based on Rugops primus. I was inspired by the patterns of the Gila monster. Based on Deltadromeus agilis, which might be a noasaurid. As no skull of this dinosaur has ever been found, I am not sure that these are actually teeth of Deltadromeus. The other side of the smaller tooth shows an interesting white pattern, caused by plant roots growing on the fossil. Based on Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. I am not certain that these teeth are dromaeosaurid, but they do have characteristics that indicate that they might be. I love the pattern on the smaller tooth, which made it pretty easy for me to create a feathered look. I went ahead and got cards printed with the collages on the front. On the back I have included the family names and the specific teeth I used for each collage, at full size! It was a fun and refreshing experience to try a completely different approach to making illustrations.
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Hi, whilst I’m a new member I have spent many interesting hours reading threads on the forum. Quick intro, I live on the Jurassic coast of Dorset UK and mainly collect what I find. However my interest is growing towards dinosaur fossils and in particular teeth. As many forum members are seasoned collectors I wanted to reach out for advice. Whilst there are many teeth available on dealers websites is it fair to assume that the higher quality and rarer examples rarely reach dealers? How do the more seasoned collectors advance their collections? Is there any issues buying directly from eg The US with UK customs? I’m sure there are many more questions but all advice would be very welcome. Thanks
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Looking at purchasing this claw and it’s labeled as a suchomimus foot claw. There is restoration but was told only the tip has been restored. Is there more resto on this claw or any other red flags from what you can see. Any info on this claw will be appreciated!
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My son and I found this. Any ideas
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