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I found this fossilized vertebra in a riverbed in Fannin County (North Texas) while hunting for fossils from the cretaceous period. My understanding is that the concave/convex ends of the vertebra indicate that it is from a mosasaurus, but I am very new to this so I don't have a lot of faith in my ID skills. If it is a mosasaurus bone, is there any way to determine species? I've read that Tylosaurus and Platecarpus are found in the area, but don't know if there are reliably identifiable differences in their vertebrae structures. Is this a mosasaurus vertebra, and if so, is there any way to determine species? Thanks in advance for your help : )
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