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Picked this one up at a rock shop when I was back in Philadelphia over Christmas. The lady working that day said this piece was bought by the owner with a bunch of dino bones (mostly vertebra) that the finder said was from Montana. No other info. The vertebra that were in the box with this were definitely dino, but in rough shape, so I didn't grab any. This is 13cm x 11cm x 8 mm thick. It is solidly lithified, and resembles agate. Based upon shape, my first thought was epiphysis, but do reptiles have those? Then I wondered if it were a whale epiphysis mixed in with the dino material inadvertently. But it is agate and very solid, which is unlike any cetacean epiphysis that I've seen. The patterning on the front and back also don't remind me of the cetacean epiphysises (epipysisi?) that I've seen. The texture does indeed remind me of dino bone. So then I wondered if it were a dermal scute. Thoughts?
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Glyptodont (Glyptotherium sp) dermal scute [a]
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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Glyptodont (Glyptotherium sp) dermal scute [b]
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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Several days ago, I found what appears to be a dermal scute from a Primitive Gavial-like Crocodile (Thoracosaurus neocesariensis) at Ramanessin Brook. I was hoping that someone here can confirm that this is what I think it is, and also shed some light on why it is so different looking from all the others I have seen. It appears to have a large flat area that is clear of any indents, which cover the entire piece in all other dermal scutes I have seen come out of this location. Perhaps this item is not what I thought it was.
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Hi all, I saw this interesting specimen online. It is labeled as Ankylosaur dermal scute, was found in the Hell Creek Fm., Hill County, Montana. Size is 4,8 cm x 3,2 cm (1.88" x 1.26"). These are the pictures provided: What strikes me about this specimen is the shape of the bony base and the grained surface. My knowledge about osteoderms is rather limited, so I was wondering if anyone can support or refine the given ID? The only image I found so far that resembles that shape, as opposed to the flat sided scutes, is that of an thoracic osteoderm (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276289070_Nuevas_evidencias_de_dinosaurios_de_la_Formacion_Puerto_Yerua_Cretacico_Provincia_de_Entre_Rios_Argentina): Thank you for your time and help
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From the album: Gainesville Florida Microscopic Miocene
The top two are ray dermal scutes, they are like scales embedded in the skin of the ray. Ignore the bottom two.-
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From the album: Chesapeake Western Shore - Miocene
- At top and top left, extinct mako shark teeth - At right and upper right, upper and lower Hemipristis serra (snaggletooth shark) teeth - At left and center-left, sand tiger shark teeth - At bottom and bottom-left, ray dental crushing plates - At lower right, fish (sturgeon?) dermal scute© rpw/sew 2013
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