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Hi Guys, On my adventures in Banff a few weeks ago I found a sinohydrosaur fossil for sale which I fell in love with. Admittedly I was concerned on transporting it back to Australia considering the almost 18 hour journey and not being allowed as carry on. Even with all the cushioning I could offer the specimen it ended up cracked in half. Thankfully (maybe) it did so along the tail side and the break appears to be somewhat clean. Having never had to fix something of this nature and not knowing the rock it's embedded in and this being my first fossil I would love any insight into how I could restore this. Also I'm not going to like the answer but what % of value do you think I have lost due to the damage? Thanks in advance!! - oedinum (read as sad)
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Can you guys help me figure out if this Sinosaurus is genuine? It is on the ...auction site... and the seller has 4 total, they all look different from each other. I don't know enough (or anything, really) about these to determine if they're genuine or not. The description calls it a Sinohodrosaurus from a local auction, and that it has some reconstruction. I messaged the seller asking where it was collected and what the reconstructions are. I'll update if they get back to me!
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Sinohydrosaurus authentication
Wolf89 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I was wondering if this was real. Thanks
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In January 1999, two new choristoderans - aquatic living diapside reptiles - from the Jehol biota (Early Cretaceous of Liaoning , China) were described by the "Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoantropology" (IVPP) and by the "Beijing Natural History Museum" (BVC) under the names Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis Li et al., 1999 und Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis Gao et al., 1999. It turned out that both institutes independently described slab and counterslab of the same individuum. H. lingyuanensis is the valid name, this description was published slightly earlier - just by a couple of days. This is a hatchling, adult Hyphalosaurs can reach almost 1.5m in length. Hyphalosaurus is often faked and sold under the designation Jurassic Nothosauria. References: Smith, J. and Harris J. (2001): A TAXONOMIC PROBLEM CONCERNING TWO DIAPSID GENERA FROM THE LOWER YIXIAN FORMATION OF LIAONING PROVINCE, NORTHEASTERN CHINA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):389–391, June 2001. Hou, L. et al.(2009): Implications of flexible-shelled eggs in a Cretaceous choristoderan reptile. Proc. R. Soc. B doi:10.1098/rspb. 2009.2035, Published online Gao, K. and Ksepka, D. (2008): Osteology and taxonomic revision of Hyphalosaurus (Diapsida: Choristodera) from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. J. Anat. (2008) 212, pp 747–768
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From the album: Vertebrates
Hyphalosaurus baitaigouensis Ji et al., 2004 Lower Cretaceous Jinzhou Liaoning province PR China Length 8cm / 3" In January 1999, two new choristoderans - aquatic living diapside reptiles - from the Jehol biota (lower cretaceous of Liaoning , China) were described by the "Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoantropology" (IVPP) and by the "Beijing Natural History Museum" (BVC) under the names Sinohydrosaurus lingyuanensis Li et al., 1999 und Hyphalosaurus lingyuanensis Gao et al., 1999. It turned out that both institutes independently described slab and counterslab of the same individuum. H. lingyuanensis is the valid name, this description was published slightly earlier - just by a couple of days. This is a hatchling, adult Hyphalosaurs can reach almost 1.5m in length. Hyphalosaurus is often faked and sold under different names. Lit.: Smith, J. and Harris J. (2001): A TAXONOMIC PROBLEM CONCERNING TWO DIAPSID GENERA FROM THE LOWER YIXIAN FORMATION OF LIAONING PROVINCE, NORTHEASTERN CHINA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):389–391, June 2001. Hou, L. et al.(2009): Implications of flexible-shelled eggs in a Cretaceous choristoderan reptile. Proc. R. Soc. B doi:10.1098/rspb. 2009.2035, Published online Gao, K. and Ksepka, D. (2008): Osteology and taxonomic revision of Hyphalosaurus (Diapsida: Choristodera) from the Lower Cretaceous of Liaoning, China. J. Anat. (2008) 212, pp 747–768
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