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Possible Minuscule Vertebra from the Woodbine of Denton County, Texas
Aidan Campos posted a topic in Fossil ID
I would really appreciate suggestions on the ID of this microfossil (vertebra?) from a portion of what appears to be a coprolite originating from the Woodbine Group (Cenomanian) of Denton County, Texas, USA.
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Hi everyone! I acquired this vertebra as part of a menagerie of kem kem fossils awhile ago and could use some help Identifying it, if that's even possible. I'm leaning toward Theropod indet. but croc wouldn't surprise me if only because I just assume everything Kem Kem is croc until prove otherwise. I don't think it's Spinosaur from comparing it to the pics of the holotype. Maybe someone will see something I don't which narrows the id down further. Digital caliper measurements are 75.51 mm tall, 61.6 and 63.5 mm wide centrums, and 43.84 mm long/thick (not sure which to use to describe this). Any insight is appreciated as always!
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Hi, Looking for some confirmation on these vertebrae. Found below a eroding layer of Pierre shale. Thinking Mosasaur but the two lower "wings" seem odd. Also in the last pictures you can see the thin layer of orange matrix, top of Pierre shale? K-PG Boundary perhaps? Thanks in advance for info and insight.
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Another ID, wondering if this is Hadrosaurid or ceratopsian. Thanks again!
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Greetings from Kentucky. Wandered across this forum trying to identify what looks like a fossilized vertebra I picked up roaming around with my nose to the ground. I've loved rocks ever since I picked up a huge chunk of fossilized wood as a little girl in Louisiana. Married into a family of stonemasons who used to drive into the creek and pick up the rocks for their jobs. They'd been masons for maybe 20 years and the first time I went to the creek with them I was the first of the family to find an arrowhead! Picked up all sorts of neat geodes and other pretty rocks through the years and have never stopped loving to pick little pretties. This thing was a big chunk that I thought was a geode. After dropping it into some vinegar to clean it up I was completely shocked to find this heavy fossil. Not sure if that little protrusion is some sort of barnacle or a tooth sticking out of it. Either way, this fossil is my pride and joy and would love help identifying it. Measurements: Front to back 6.5 cm (no spinous process) Left to right 5.5 cm Top to bottom 3.5 cm Weight 195.75 gm Feels a bit waxy. When picked up it seems heavier than it looks. Thanks! Michele
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The Vertebra Appreciation Thread : Show Some Back-Bone!
Bone Daddy posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
I love a good vertebra. I have a hard time ID'ing some of the ones I find, but I love them nonetheless. It occurred to me that I have a lot of vertebrae laying around. From tiny critters like baby turtles and snakes, to big critters like whales. I was going through my boxes today, looking for something unrelated, and I kept running across vertebrae. So, tomorrow when the lighting is better (it's dark here now and I'm tired), I am going to lay out all of the vertebrae I have found over the years and take a group photo. Before I share my verts, let's see what you have! Show us your favorite verts! I'll post mine tomorrow. -
I found this years ago on a beach on the east coast (North Carolina or South Carolina) - possibly Myrtle Beach. I always thought it was a type of lava rock, but then I took an anatomy class and noticed the vertebrae-like features. Any ideas? Is this a fossil? Bone? Rock? I would love to know what I have here. Thanks a bunch.
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Triceratops Vertebra Pedicle
Lucid_Bot posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi! I bought this piece a few months ago and just wanted to make sure it is what they tell me it is. Apparently it's a Triceratops horridus vertebra pedicle from the Hell Creek Formation of Dawson County, Montana.
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From the album: Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Volga
Samara Oblast, Syzran, Upper Kimmeridgian. D 5cm-
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Found several shark verts and a bony fish vert yesterday along with these two big verts. I haven't found verts this size before, and haven't been able to identify them. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated. Vert 1: Vert 2:
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Any red flag on this Mosasaur vertebra ?
Guns posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello everyone ! this vertebra labeled as Mosasaur tail vertebra section from Phosphate bed of Morocco , seller Claimed that it has no repair or restored Do you see any repair or restoration or any red flag sign of this piece ? Best regards Guns
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Hi, This is a fossil for sale, seller lists it as a Sauropod caudal vertebra from Ait Hani in Morocco. I am not familiar with the area or if there are any dinosaurs described from the region, but I think it is Jurassic in age. This is quite large at 30 x 20cm so I think the size would lean towards being from a Sauropod, but maybe someone is familiar with fossils from the area and can give me a better idea of what this most likely is. Thanks!
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Hey all This isn't mine but I've had someone ask me if I'm able to shed some light on this, it's been in her collection for some time and she wants to know if what she got is what she paid for.... it's beyond my knowledge base but I know for some of you, this is your wheelhouse! Mosasaur vertebra is what she was told it is. Scale is CM
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I bought parts of an old collection a couple of years ago. It cotained a bunch of peices from the north sea. Some of the fossils came without tags and i would like to ask for some help identifying what type of species they might have came from. First of is this vertebra. As far as come with my own research im guessing woolly rhino?
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I think is marine reptile. Poorly fossilized. Also how to post many pics at once?
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Sorry this vert is super messy but it’s got some super tough stone on it that I’m not sure I can remove, it’s in rough shape. it’s got a similar shape to some tyrannosaurid verts I’ve seen so I’m curious if it’s that or something else. Would have left it on the ground if I didn’t suspect tyrannosaurid but had to check. Thanks!
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Eurypterus sp. (likely E. remipes) sea scorpion - Upper Silurian - Pennsylvania 2. Viviparus lacedaemoniorum. endemic freshwater gastropod - Pliocene/Early Pleistocene - Lakonia Province, Southern Greece 3. Eurypterus sp. (likely E. remipes) sea scorpion - Upper Silurian - Pennsylvania 4. Octomedusa pieckorum jellyfish - Carboniferous. Francis Creek Shale - Pit 11 (Mazon Creek) Braidwood, Illinois 5. Gastropods/brachiopods: Hormatoma major, Eccyliopterus owenanus, Lepidocyclas, Lophospira, et al. - Ordovician - Southeast Minnesota 6. Rhacophyllum molle fern fertile frond - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale - Mazon Creek, Illinois 7. Larval Olenellus sp. trilobite - Cambrian, Kinzers Formation - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Hello ! Info from seller : Spinosaurid neck vertebra from kem kem . What do you think ? Best regards Guns
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My husband found this really large vertebra today in a south Texas gravel bar. Looks a lot larger than the one bison thoracic vertebra I have, and the extra dorsal processes fused together are confusing to me. I thought maybe it could be a sacral vertebra that has broken off from the others, but I don't see the large foramen that I would expect it to have. Also it looks smaller than some of the measurements for mammoth that @JohnJ has posted for reference before in a post by @fossilus. I also don't think it resembles the possible sloth in the post above. Mastodon? Small mammoth? Large bison? Excited, but stumped. I've had a hard time finding good references about the differences between large mammal vertebra in the past. Any ideas? @digit @garyc @Harry Pristis @Lorne Ledger @Shellseeker
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Found this in a creek in South Carolina. Looks to be part of a vertebra right?
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Hi All, While prepping a mosasaur vertebra I uncovered a few markings I'd love some feedback on. They were underneath a layer of hard matrix which might explain why they fossilized. Here's a zoomed out view: Top one (#1) is approximately 3 mm and the lower one (#2) is ~4 mm. #1: I am thinking cast of a worm burrow? #2 I really don't know for this one. Any thoughts as to what this might be would be appreciated. Thanks,
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We found this in southern Oregon. Our first idea was that it was just an interesting, normal beach rock. Looking more closely at it, it appears to be bony. We’re wondering if it might be a vertebra, and if so from what type of animal? It’s approximately 3” x 4” x 1.5” (images show cm ). Also, we’d gladly take recommendations on reference resources we can use to help us narrow down IDs on our own. (But we definitely appreciate the input!) Thanks
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Hello, any thoughts on this? Supposedly Camarasaurus vert. 9cm x 6.25 x 6.5 Found in Crook County, Wyoming. It apparently has some restoration. Any help appreciated as always!
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I am on the Texas Coast for the second time this year!! My husband and I stayed in the Tarpon Inn in Port Aransas for New Years, just for a couple of days and now, this week, my parents rented a house in Port A so I am here for the Second time in 2022....more beach time in the last two weeks than the last two years!! I love the Texas Coast in the winter. Right now it is 74 degrees and I'm hanging out under the tiki cabana writing this. Tomorrow will be cool and possibly rainy, so I am getting my fossil (and shell) hunting in today. So, as for the fossils. They may not seem like much, but I am SUPER excited because they are not only my first beach fossil finds, but also my first Pleistocene finds! (Aside from a vole molar I found in some Post Oak Creek matrix, but that wasn't really IN the field). On New Years Day I was beachcombing hoping to find shark teeth, but found this instead, which actually is even better, in my opinion! A small bit of turtle shell!! 1 inch My first find of the year! So now today, now that I know that fossils can be found here....I'm looking HARD for them! Not finding anything washed up, I scooped up a bucket of shell hash and looked through it when I got back to the "cabana" and was happy to find a little albeit broken vertebra. Yay!! It's not much, but it's at least something! And just because these are awesome, a picture of the crab claws I found. Not fossils, sadly! Big one is the size of my thumb! So I shall continue my beach fossil hunting and hopefully have some more to add in a few days!
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