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A spontaneous trip to Mounds Reef...my wife said I should go.
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Kinda late to start up a long post about my trip today...so I'll just say it started like this . A bit more snow that expected. Crossing the summit @ 7500 feet above sea level. Back in January there was much LESS snow than this. I was hoping the downhill side was nice and dry. It was...turned out to a beautiful day with 63 F degrees before a front blew in. And the trip ended like this...the juvenile raptor sculpture is about a meter tall and the adult is about 2 meters. Looks to be made of CNC cut 3/16ths or 1/4 inch mild steel. Probably waterjet cut. Pretty cool. The toe claw suggests it's a Utahraptor, but with a T-Rex head? Stay tuned...I'll fill in the trip tomorrow.- 7 replies
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Hello, I have a theropod dinosaur tooth and the seller's label is Allosaurus. I would like to hear the opinions of the members. The location is the Morrison Formation ,Bone Cabin Quarry, Wyoming CH:2.1cm CBL:1.4cm CBW:0.6cm Mesial Density: 14.5/ 5 mm Distal Density: 17.5/ 5 mm Mesial serrations occupy 80% of the crown height (Perhaps it's wear?) Its base shape doesn't look like a J-shaped one Thank you.
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There is an isolated exposure of the Morrison formation nearby the area I have visited to hunt fossils the last few weeks. The shape is an elongated oval and measures 1.15 km wide X 3.75km long. This image is a small section of it. My question is this: Would it be worth exploring, scouting, hiking this area for invertebrate fossils? It is on BLM public land but keep in mind that vertebrate fossils are strictly off limits for collecting. The only reason I would even consider visiting it would be to hunt for invertebrate or plant fossils. The majority of the area surrounding this "island" of Morrison formation is Cretaceous period with the Juana Lopez Member of the Mancos Shale where I'm finding 4 species of ammonites. In my mind the old adage : when on a fox hunt, don't stop to chase rabbits...seems to apply to my question and for that reason I have yet to visit the Morrison formation spot. This case the fox is Ammonites and the Rabbits are dino bones, teeth, etc. It could be anxiety causing at worst and finding some nice invertebrate fossils at best. The anxiety being walking right past exposed bones, carnivore teeth, etc... which I wouldn't touch nor even photograph. The temptation to share would be another facet of the anxiety. Like - "Wow! I found Allosaurus teeth this weekend at ________ down in the Utah desert!" Wiki says this about the Morrison fm fossil content : Along the rivers, there were fish, frogs, salamanders, lizards, crocodiles, turtles, pterosaurs, crayfish, clams, and mammaliforms. The dinosaurs were most likely riparian, as well. Hundreds of dinosaur fossils have been discovered, such as Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Torvosaurus, Saurophaganax, Camptosaurus, Ornitholestes and several stegosaur species. A satellite view of a section of this Morrison fm "island"... The Junipers are probably 10 to 15 feet tall and a similar diameter.
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Hi all! I was hoping I could get some assistance identifying some fragments that lie around two small bones that are visible. It seems that whatever the shell like pieces are, that they do wrap around whatever is encased inside the rest of the rock as they also appear on the underside. It looks as if it actually wraps around the fossil, almost like skin since it does contour around. Underneath the fragments are a porous, almost spongy tissue substance between the fragment and the actual bones. Thanks in advanced! I've been searching nonstop online and have not been able to tell what they were.
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I am a big fan of jurrasic sauropods and I therefore spend most of my time on preparing what is left of them. However, for a change I now started working on a slab of rock that seems to contain a series of fused sacral vertebrae by a theropod. The verts seem to belong to Allosaurus. Maybe not as cool as a sauropod fossil but I think that Allosaurus was a fascinating creature as well. The bones have been collected many years ago at Dana Quarry, Teen Sleep, Wyoming.
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Hello, Is this a Hesperosaurus mjiosi fossil? It was collected in Bone Cabin quarry Wyoming and measures 8 x 8.5 inches. Thanks
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Hello, Is this a Torvosaurus or Ceratrosaurus tooth? It was originally ID'd as a torvo tooth but then changed to Ceratrosaurus, however there is still a possibility it is Torvosaurus. The tooth is 1.2 inch long and was collected in Moffat County Colorado. Aditional information: CH 29.0mm, CBL 14.8mm, 6.9mm, anterior denticle density 3.6/mm, posterior denticle density 3.8/mm
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Hello, I saw this tooth labeled as an allosaurus from the Morrison formation. Not sure if it’s allosaurus but does look to be. Tooth is from Moffat Counth Colorado. Also is that a sauropod tooth on the matrix on the 2nd pic? Allo tooth is 4.1 cm. Thanks.
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Hello! I am wondering is this caudal vertebra is from a diplodocus. I have learned over the years that sellers just slap a ‘Diplodocus’ label on anything that looks remotely diplodocid like. It is 22 cm long and 19 cm high and collected from Dana quarry Wyoming. Thanks.
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Hi I’ve been wondering if these teeth have the correct id. Sauropod tooth is labeled as a Apatosaurus and the theropod tooth is labeled as Torvosaurus .The sauropod tooth is from Carbon County Wyoming and the the theropod tooth is from Moffat county Colorado. The theropod tooth is 1.5 inches and the sauropod tooth is .61 inches.
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Hi I’m wondering what this vertebrae is from. Seller says it’s Suuwassea but it’s always good to be sceptical. The bone is from Johnson county Wyoming. Not sure on the dimensions yet.
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Hi I’m looking to trade for unprepared material from the Morrison and hell creek formations. I’m specifically looking for sauropod bones and theropod teeth. Thanks.
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Is this a Torvosaurus tooth? Seller thinks it is but is unsure, tooth is 0.86 inch long and from carbon county Wyoming.
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Hello, a few months back I purchased this tooth from Carbon county Wyoming. The seller told me it was a Diplodocus sp. tooth, even though the tip is missing. Is this tooth really a Diplodocus sp. or is it Diplodcidae indet. thanks!!! Almost forgot to mention the tooth is 1.06 inch long.
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Hello, I have an old collection from a friend. The theropod dinosaur teeth from Morrison fm, Emery County, Utah. I was wondering where it will be distributed? (Marsh?Allo? or something else) Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated CH:1.5cm CBL:0.6cm MC:5/mm DC:5/mm mesial carina seems to end at bottom ~2/4 of the tooth Thank you for help
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As mentioned in the title, I am considering whether this tooth is from Allosaurus sp.? CH 1.7cm CBL 0.9CM CBW 0.35CM MESIAL: 5/MM DISTAL: 5/MM I think mesial serrations extend almost to the base
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Hello everyone! would like some help with identification on this theropod dinosaur tooth! Information as follows: morrison formation skull creek quarries moffat Co, Colorado measures 1.71 diagonal pictures attached
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Seller says this is from Morrison formation but not sure what this is or if its even something I just consider purchasing.
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Hello! I saw this theropod tooth labeled as a ceratosaurus tooth from Albany county wyoming. I know ceratosaurus teeth are very rare so I’m a bit skeptic about this ID. The tooth is 1.06 inches. Thanks for any help.
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Trading for morrison formation dinosaurs fossils or Psitacosaurus
Fossil Maniac posted a topic in Member-to-Member Fossil Trades
Hello! I would like to trade with someone for a morrison formation dinosaur or Psitacosaurus teeth (exported before the ban), If interested please comment, thank you! (you can also ask me if I have something thats not in the pictures) Here are the things I'm willing to trade. 6 inch alligator jaw with 5 teeth peace river formation miocene 2 inch blue otodus chubetensis tooth south carolina miocene 1.13 inch carcharodontosaurus tooth Kem Kem beds Morocco Early cretaceous ~98 million years 2.82 inch Spinosaurus tooth kem kem beds Morocco ~95 million years old 0.41 inch blue Nodosaur tooth Judith River formation Hill County Montana 0.46 inch dromaeosaur tooth judith river formation hill county montana ~74 million years.- 10 replies
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I found something from our favorite auction site that looks very interesting, however I have my doubts if it is legitimate or allosaurus, and would like to hear someone else's input. Seller describes the item as a fused humerus and radius, but I am guessing they mean ulna and radius, of an Allosaurus, found in the morrison formation. Do anyone have information regarding whether these bones even fuse in theropods, or whether they even resemble the ulna/radius bones of Allosaurus? Thanks
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Hello! I bought this 1'' Diploducus tooth a couple weeks ago, But I've seen other people who have teeth that look the same as mine and theirs is labeled as "Diplodocidae" teeth, mine is labled as Diploducus sp. So I was wondering if it's just a Diplodicidae tooth or still a Diploducus sp.
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Hi Everyone! I've been looking around at some potential Allosaurus teeth I'd like to buy but before I do I'd like to make sure that's actually what they are and learn how to id them, as I'm assuming the Jurassic fossil market is as rife with misidentification as the Cretaceous one. Here's one I'm curious about, very clearly a Theropod tooth. Apparently found in the Morrison Formation of Washakie County, Wyoming and measures 1.08 Inches in a straight line measurement. So what do you all think? Is it Allosaurus? How do you know? Is it even possible to pin a Morrison tooth on Allosaurus or is there some other obscure genus with nearly identical teeth in that formation I don't know about like a Daspletosaurus/Gorgosaurus "Tyrannosaur indet." situation? Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
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I found this fossil on top of the Unchompagre, in an area of the Morrison Formation. I am trying to verify if this is possibly a Dinosaur Fossil??