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Well, it's been a while since I last posted. Covid and aging have slowed & diminished my fossil hunting buddies. I grabbed one and we blasted south for 6 1/2 hours. Hadrosaur & Centrosaur bone pieces eroding out of the Bearpaw shale layer were our focus. We found many pieces in the water. I picked up a number of pieces that seemed to be related. After bringing them home, cleaning them up and scratching my head for a couple months, I finally pieced together 18 pieces. I was able to confirm with Dr. Caleb Brown from the Tyrrell Museum near Drumheller that the pieces were most likely of a neural spine from a Hadrosaur. He did mention something that surprised me. Although you can surface pick dinosaur bone fragments and possess them, you are not allowed to glue them together without a permit. Alberta laws are pretty strict when it comes to preserving our dinosaur history. Here's a photo of my pieces. Yes, they are glued together.

Dear Fossil forum members, I have recently acquired this bone. It is said to have been found at Mack, Colorado. I suppose it is from the Morrison Formation. The previous owner thought it might be a Stegosaurus neural arch, but now I have it in my hands I see more similarities with a supraoccipital. Especially these: (Eolambia, A and C) https://peerj.com/articles/1872/ (Fig. 12, A. Eotrachodon) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-41325-8 (Fig. 2, Q, R, S, T and their other sides, unknown hadosaurs) seem similar to me. That would indicate that my bone is probably Camptosaurus dispar, which is the closest animal to hadrosaurs to live in the Morrison Formation. However, I have not found a good comparison with Camptosaurus, nor any other Morrison Formation dinosaur. In comparison with the supraoccipitals shown above, mine is more than twice the size. Mine is about 12cm, while the other ones I found are 4 to 6 cm according to their scale bars. Is this bone a bit similar in every dinosaur or do I have a really large specimen of Camptosaurus in front of me? I hope someone can help me with this, Thank you very much in advance for your answer, Kind regards, Sander

Hi im in the middle of prepping this dinosaur vertebrae and I’d appreciate help with ID. Its from the early Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight. The neural spine is with the vertebrae but has become broken and lies underneath the vertebrae as well Thanks Nick

I wanted to share a few of my finds from this year, but cannot create an album yet. These are from several different trips out to the Peace River. The lighting was not ideal, but I tried to get the photos to where you can see the finer details. If you have more info on the specific species these may belong to, please let me know. Fish Scales Fish Mouth Plates Turtle Spur Glyptodon Scutes A few teeth front and back - The one on the left may be a fish tooth, the others may be incisors but of what animal I am not sure. They all have a polished, glossy feel to them.