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Hi all! I Recently purchased three fossils the store selling them had no idea what they were beyond them being from the kem kem beds. I posted them on Reddit and someone said the vertebrae may be from a spinosauras. Any help is appreciated thank you!
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Hi, just making sure this is what it is described as. The seller says it's a pterosaur (specifically Siroccopteryx) from the dinosaur age Kem-Kem beds of Morocco. And is 1.46" in length.
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Purchased two leg bones labeled to be from the Kem Kem Basin, seems like the ID is wrong
jws51203 posted a topic in Fossil ID
About a year and a half ago, I purchased a couple items with this set of fossils being one of them. They are real fossils and based on the other things that he was selling, I believe the location was labeled correctly but not the ID of what their owner was. It was labeled "the dromaeosaurid, Deltadromeus"...you can sort of see where I'm coming from when I decided to question the ID. Based on some research it does seem to be the upper and lower leg of an archosaur of some sort though it doesn't look like a crocodylomorph. Any idea of what I can label it as, even if it's something like "Theropod indet.". the two smaller pieces are from the same bone the at one point were held together by some glue of some sort. My guess is some sort of non-Ceratosaurine theropod based on how straight the larger (what seems to be the upper leg bone) is. I don't think that it's from a spinosaurid because the proportions seem off (assuming these bones are from the same individual) so that sort of leaves a Carcharodontosaurid when looking at everything together though I'm wondering what you guys think it could be.
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hi i need some help for identifying this vertebrae from kem kem.
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Can anyone help with a Family-level identification of this tooth? The tooth is from the Kem-Kem beds of Morocco.
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Hello, I like to buy some crocodile teeth. I am unable to decide between Hamadasuchus, Elosuchus or another species. Location Kem Kem. I have this picture , I hope somebody can help me out. From left to right: 26 mm, 46 mm and 37mm
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Hey everyone! I recently found these items which are claimed to belong to Chthonosuchus lethei. However after some Googling, I found that this species doesn’t appear to exist outside of this dinosaur handbook. If possible, could you guys please help me identify what these species these specimens might belong to? There is a tooth, vert and what is said to be a juvenile jaw section. These are claimed to be from the Kem-Kem bed of Morocco. Many thanks. The set, with info card: Tooth: Vert: Jaw section:
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Hi! I recently got 4 vertebras from Morocco (Kem-Kem beds). They told me that one of them (the smallest one, nº4) is a theropod vertebra but I don't know what kind of theropod it comes from (or even if it is possible to know). And I'm completely lost with the other 3 (number 1 - 3), I don't know if they are Spinosaurus, crocodile or even a mosasaur... Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance!
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Hi, I bought this claw in Rissani, Morocco for a week ago. It was found in the Kem-Kem area. But I'm not sure the species it belong to. Any suggestions?
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There are two Thorectichthys species in Gara es Sbâa: The deep-bodied T. marocensis and the more slender T. rhadinus. Etymology: Generic name from the Greek "thorectes", masculine, meaning a warrior armed with a breast plate, in reference to the abdominal scutes of the fish, and "ichthys" meaning fish. Species name from the Greek “rhadinos” meaning slender, tapering or lithe, in reference to the body depth of this species being much less than in T. marocensis. Taxonomy from Murray and Wilson 2013. Diagnosis from Murray and Wilson 2013, p. 276: "Differs from the type species Thorectichthys marocensis by having six predorsal bones (instead of five), having more total (24-26 compared to 22-25) and postpelvic (8-9 compared to 6-7) abdominal scutes and more pairs of ribs (17-18 compared to 14-15). In addition, there are 10-11 scutes in the predorsal series (8 in T. marocensis), and the body depth is 40-48 % of standard length (compared to 57-65 % in T. marocensis). Identified by oilshale using Murray and Wilson 2013. References: Murray, A. & Wilson M. (2013) Two new paraclupeid fishes (Clupeomorpha: Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. Mesozoic Fishes 5 – Global Diversity and Evolution, G. Arratia, H.-P. Schultze & M. V. H. Wilson (eds.): pp. 267-290, 8 figs., 2 tabs., 2 apps.
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There are two Thorectichthys species in Gara es Sbâa: The deep-bodied T. marocensis and the more slender T. rhadinus. Etymology: Generic name from the Greek "thorectes", masculine, meaning a warrior armed with a breast plate, in reference to the abdominal scutes of the fish, and "ichthys" meaning fish. Taxonomy from Murray and Wilson 2013. Diagnosis for Thorectichthys marocensis from Murray and Wilson 2013, p. 269: "A deep-bodied fish with body depth being between 57 and 65 % of standard length, having a deeper body in relation to standard length than Ellimmichthys, Ellimma, ‘Diplomystus’ solignaci, Scutatuspinosus and Paraclupea, and having a less-deep body than Ezkutuberezi and Tycheroichthys. Rhombichthys as described varies in body depth with size. Eight scutes in predorsal series [compared to 7 in ‘D’. solignaci, or more than 9 in Paraclupea (18), Ellimmichthys (12-14), Ellimma branneri (12-13), Rhombichthys (12 or more), Scutatuspinosus (10-11), Tycheroichthys (16), and Triplomystus (12-13) [but 8 present in Ellimma cruzi, more than five in Ezkutuberezi]. The number of scutes and depth of body also distinguish it from the second new species in this genus." Identified by oilshale using Murray and Wilson 2013. References: Murray, A. & Wilson M. (2013) Two new paraclupeid fishes (Clupeomorpha: Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco. Mesozoic Fishes 5 – Global Diversity and Evolution, G. Arratia, H.-P. Schultze & M. V. H. Wilson (eds.): pp. 267-290, 8 figs., 2 tabs., 2 apps.
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Taxonomy from Murray & Wilson 2011. Diagnosis from Murray & Wilson 2011, p. 4: "Differs from the type species by having fewer pairs of pleural ribs (12–13 compared with 15–16 in S. elusivo); articulation of jaw more posteriorly placed (below midpoint of orbit rather than below anterior part of orbit in S. elusivo); lower jaw correspondingly more elongate than in S. elusivo (mandible about 70% of head length compared with 57%–64% in S. elusivo); second dorsal ray elongated compared with that in related genera, but much less so than in S. elusivo (less than 50% of standard length (SL) compared with about 83% of SL in S. elusivo)." Line drawing from Murray & Wilson 2011, p. 4: Identified by oilshale using Murray & Wilson 2011. References: Martill, D., Ibrahim, N. Brito, P., Baider, L., Zhouri, S.. Loveridge, R., Naish, D. and Hing, R. (2011): A new Plattenkalk Konservat Lagerstätte in the Upper Cretaceous of Gara Sbaa, south-eastern Morocco. Cretaceous Research 32 (2011) 433-446. Cavin, L. & Dutheil, D. (1999) A new Cenomanian ichthyofauna from southeastern Morocco and its relationships with other early Late Cretaceous Moroccan faunas. Geologie en Mijnbouw 78: 261–266, 1999. Cavin, L., H. Tong, L. Boudad, C. Meister, A. Piuz, J. Tabouell, M. Aarab, R. Amiot, E. Buffetaut, G. dyke, S. Hua, and J. Le Loeuff (2010): Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: an overview. Journal of African Earth Sciences 57:391–412 Murray, A. & Wilson, M. (2011): A new species of Sorbinichthys (Teleostei: Clupeomorpha: Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 48, Number 1, January 2011 , pp. 1-9(9).
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I am the very fortunate winner of the wonderful artwork by Forum member, Charlie AKA fossilized6s. Here is the Forum thread that will give a view of the artwork. ++++++A pair of "Old Devils" for AUCTION++++++ - Auctions to Benefit the Forum - The Fossil Forum Prior to this acquisition, I had purchased a pair of teeth IDed as Anhanguera sp. After winning the auction I received a third, larger tooth also attributed to that ancient flyer. The teeth came from two different dealers, both located in Spain. The info they provided was identical for all teeth. Labeled as: Anhanguera sp. Middle Cretaceous, Albian-Cenomanian Kem-Kem Basin, Tegana fm, Red Sandstone Beds Taouz, South Morocco, Sahara Desert I have mounted the teeth in small plastic "jewel boxes" and will affix them to the frame of, or display them near the drawing. My ID question is how accurate do you judge the provided ID info? Here are the teeth. The rule is mm. The small ones especially have beautiful surfaces. On the larger tooth striations may be seen toward the root aspect. All the teeth have a subtle surface "dimpling." Close examination of the photo of the smaller teeth reveals this feature somewhat. Any comments as to the veracity of the given ID will be appreciated.
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Spinosaurus claw...
Laboratary FODERE posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hello, What do you think about that? I think is 100% real bone but 0% of claw...Lot of fake claw from the Kem-kem on Ebay
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