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North Carolina Dinosaur or Mosasaur Vertebra or phalanges?
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi, I recently found a bone that looks like either a vertebra or a phalanges. The bone is from eastern North Carolina, legally collected from public land, and comes out of either the Cretaceous Tar Heel or Bladen formations. Both marine and freshwater organisms as well as dinosaurs are known to be found from the general area. The bone does not look like it comes from a turtle or crocodile, but I could be wrong. Is it a dinosaur or mosasaur bone, or something else? And no, there is no way this bone is Cenozoic. Thanks!
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Found a large vertebra in South Texas where mostly Pleistocene fossils are found. I believe it's a C2 axis vertebra. Due to the size, I was thinking it could be bison. Is that correct, or could it be another large mammal? Thanks, Brandy
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This is a vertebra I won as part of an online giveaway. I was told that it’s a Spinosaurus vertebra, but I doubt that vertebrae centra are identifiable down to genus level like that. Still, thought I’d post it here in case anyone can narrow it down for me so I can get a more accurate ID. (I will add that although it is difficult to see in the images, both the posterior and anterior ends of the centrum are concave). Thanks!
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Found in the Lee Creek spoils pile. Is this a whale vertebra or possibly a digit bone? The somewhat flattened and oval cross section kind of looks like images of whale digit bones to me, but I am far from knowledgeable about this. Bonus with this find is the shark tooth embedded in the concretion on the top of the fossil. Any guesses as to what it is?
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From the album: Brazos River Finds--August 2021
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From the album: Brazos River Finds--August 2021
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From the album: Brazos River Finds--August 2021
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From the album: Brazos River Finds--August 2021
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From the album: Brazos River Finds--August 2021
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Finds from a week ago. I am used to finding Sawfish verts more often than Shark verts. This may be a Shark vert. If so, type of shark? Interesting and isolated damage. Here is a view after drying: Size Diameter 34 x 17 mm max/min, and 28 mm height A 2nd find: I immediately thought Drumfish, because I know of not other fish that has similar teeth ? Is it?
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Found these in a creek in Maryland. I’m most interested in identifying items 1-4 but let me know if you have any ideas for the rest too. I think 8 might be the edge of a turtle shell because it’s wedge shaped. Item 7 looks like a rib to me.
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Hey everyone, I found this vertebra back in April on the Zandmotor (Netherlands, most likely late Pleistocene in age). I believe it's a thoracic vertebra from some pinniped, but I'm not sure. I've been comparing it to several vertebrae online, especially using the Osteology section in the Idaho Virtual Museum website (which is quite good, perhaps a useful resource for some of you!). Unfortunately, I am not finding any satisfying matches. The different seal thoracic vertebrae I am seeing look most similar, but they all appear to have a less wide corpus than my specimen. I'm really hoping to be able to put a species name on this specimen; I know it's not complete, but I feel like enough of it is there to be able to make a confident species guess. But I will settle for a less specific ID if necessary. So, what do you guys think? I'm looking forward to hearing your opinions! Best, Max EDIT: just realized there are no size references on my photos, sorry! The vertebra is 8cm wide at its widest point and 5cm long. The corpus is 5.5cm wide and 3cm high.
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Hello, As I'm not super familiar with petrified wood structures, I'm questioning if this is indeed a vertebrae creature that petrified along with the wood or just a a normal structure. It's little if so. Found either along the Mississippi River just north of St. Louis, MO or in a ravine surrounded by steep hills in the St. Louis County Suburb region. From what I read, Missouri Petrified Wood is from the Cretaceous Period. Any help if it is something and also maybe type of wood/tree? More images at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qmZ7dtN5pPt75CSa7 Thank you!
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From the album: Moscow region Late Jurassic vertebrates
Possibly Sphenodus sp. Fili Park, Volgian-Nikitini zone -
From the album: Moscow region Late Jurassic vertebrates
Upper - bony fish, lower - cartilaginous fish. Fili Park, Volgian-Nikitini zone. 2-4 mm -
Unknown fossil. Found in Pleistocene material. Inland, Venice, Florida. Specimen measures 65mm x 60mm. Smooth portion is 42mm high. I have found both Equus teeth and alligator jaw in same location. This item is a first for me. It appears to be possibly a caudal vertebra? Image 2 has a concave surface. Image 4 has a convex surface like it would match up with another concave surface. I think I have seen a photo of it before somewhere but I don't recall. Thank you for your ID assistance. -Regards, Michael
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Hello Can anyone help me ID this vert please? It was found in Brook Bay, Isle of Wight. Any ideas on what it might have come from would be much appreciated.
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From the album: Late Jurassic plesiosaurs from the Volga
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From the album: Late Jurassic plesiosaurs from the Volga
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From the album: Late Jurassic plesiosaurs from the Volga
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From the album: Late Jurassic plesiosaurs from the Volga
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From the album: Late Jurassic plesiosaurs from the Volga
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From the album: Late Jurassic plesiosaurs from the Volga
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From the album: Late Jurassic plesiosaurs from the Volga
Probably caudal
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