Troodon Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, Abstraktum said: Super pictures. Thanks for the tour I just wonder how real/complete/composite/fabricated this skull is? It's a replica.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 A complete replica for this high price? Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allosaurus Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 13 hours ago, Troodon said: Dealers can carry everything... here at the Days Inn venue are a few examples Trays and trays of sliced ammonites Outside a dealers room on a table a bunch of shark teeth. The two middle trays look like those from Morroco but no they are from Togo Wow, those teeth from Togo are super cool. Don't think I've seen teeth from Togo before. Argh, I really need to get down to Tuscon in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Some Photos of the THCC venue 95 % of this venue is Minerals The 4 Year old T rex Baby Bob was there, some of the bones were still in the plaster jackets Its very interesting how the teeth and the bones mimic adult Trex's ...and yes its still growing.... Mark Norell of the AMNH a typical visitor to the show was right next to Baby Bob. That him in the shorts and silver hair. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Back at the Co-op Venue Mr Stego was the Greeter Close by was a Thesclosaurus Bone Map... Tusks anyone 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 More from the Co-Op No one could ID this Morrison Fm sauropod leg 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 More from the Co-OP South Dakota Ammo's 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakuzi Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Are these real? Was running around at the 22nd st show today before closing and snapped a photo. Don’t have any details. Thanks for your Tucson guide you posted. It’s been super helpful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 33 minutes ago, Jakuzi said: Are these real? Was running around at the 22nd st show today before closing and snapped a photo. Don’t have any details. Thanks for your Tucson guide you posted. It’s been super helpful! Look real imho. Might be some paint or restoration, I would suggest asking the seller if there is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakuzi Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, Huntonia said: Look real imho. Might be some paint or restoration, I would suggest asking the seller if there is. I plan on going back and will ask more details. The price($75-$100) seemed rather cheap for something I would think is relatively rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 35 minutes ago, Huntonia said: Look real imho. Might be some paint or restoration, I would suggest asking the seller if there is. These are fake Just sculptures painted on plaster. Real pterosaur fossils are quite rare and the pricing would be many tens of thousands of dollars. There are several real examples at the show. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 18 minutes ago, RCFossils said: These are fake Just sculptures painted on plaster. Real pterosaur fossils are quite rare and the pricing would be many tens of thousands of dollars. There are several real examples at the show. And this is why I can only offer my opinion, I don't claim to be an expert in anything, certainly not pterosaurs. Luckily some of you guys are Nice replicas though, quite convincing looking. What about the other fossils around them, they look very genuine to me and typically from what I've seen sellers tend to separate replicas from real specimens, are they casts as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, RCFossils said: These are fake Just sculptures painted on plaster. Real pterosaur fossils are quite rare and the pricing would be many tens of thousands of dollars. There are several real examples at the show. I think they might be casts instead of sculptures. I recognize the poses of the pterosaurs. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 7 hours ago, Jakuzi said: Are these real? Was running around at the 22nd st show today before closing and snapped a photo. Don’t have any details. Thanks for your Tucson guide you posted. It’s been super helpful! No just look at the price. Most of these type of items at the 22nd street show are bogus. All art. There are only a few good fossil dealers at this venue. Super that those guides helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 One of the dealers at the THCC venue collects in the White River. He's well respected by everyone and even a Heart Transplant has not stopped his passion 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Just a few more images from the Co-Op T rex foot Beautiful sandstone from Utah..all real. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Anyone think Megs are rare those in the boxes are commercial grade and some are polished A few more from the THCC 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 At the Market Place Venue From South Dakota a very rare Mosasaur From the Hell Creek Formation a rare Croc skull, Borealosuchus 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Continuing... A couple of composite Spinosaurid arms. Snapped the photo before they were put on a custom made stand From the White River A couple of Stego spikes laying around. part of the skeleton I shared before A Thescelosaurus skull 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 I always take this opportunity to take some of my unidentified bones to the BHI to have them looked at by Pete Larsen and Bob Farrar who is a member of this forum. They are great folks willing to help anyone even me.. Anyway had a couple of sacrums from the Hell Creek Pete identified this as Thescelosaurus Bob made by day when he said this one was Bird, exceptionally rare to say the least. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 A few cool theropod teeth being offered at the Days Inn Gorgo/Daspleto? Indeterminate This is huge 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 17 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: The spine is weird sure, but the centrum still looks like Spino to me. So posterior dorsal? I kinda don't think it's Sigilmassasaurus. I have a small juvenile mid? dorsal centrum that has the rugose plateau on the bottom. One thing is for sure, it doesn't fit with the Ibrahim reconstruction. But the biggest gap in that reconstruction are the vertebrae around the hip area. I think there might be a discrepancy between the Egypt and Morocco Spinosaurs. The sail might not look like what we're expecting and the Egyptian and Moroccan Spinos might have different sails. Yes P. Dorsal. Lots of unknowns and definitely does not fit the reconstruction. What we dont know is how many Spinosaurids are there in the KK probably 2 and how different their post cranial anatomy can be. Cool mystery. This is mine without the spine which is even at greater horizontal angle. Probably not has long. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 The thing for me that constantly amazes me is everyone just calls in the kem kem beds, even in journals there are two distinct formations you wouldn't group all the fauna from judith river and hell creek would you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, Haravex said: The thing for me that constantly amazes me is everyone just calls in the kem kem beds, even in journals there are two distinct formations you wouldn't group all the fauna from judith river and hell creek would you? The trouble is that seller most often don't include the formation information. So the next best thing is to say it's from the Kem Kem beds, it's accurate and at least an approximation. But yes, we should be using the formation names more often when we at least know them for certain fossils. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, Haravex said: The thing for me that constantly amazes me is everyone just calls in the kem kem beds, even in journals there are two distinct formations you wouldn't group all the fauna from judith river and hell creek would you? Well I think you see that because the specific horizon where these were collected is unknown and everyone speaks in general term. An example is the Belly River Group in Alberta. It comprises 3 different formations and if exact localities are unknown the Group name is used. More of issue in Morocco than Alberta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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