Matbots22 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Hey there! New to the group, I was wondering if anyone can help me out with identifying this fossil I picked up in Madagascar? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Did that one pass as handlugagge? On first look I would say sauropod femur. As far as wiki tells me there are two sauropods described from there, Rapetosaurus and a dubious Titanosaurus. But I am no expert, just guessing. Best Regards, J 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 cant help, but want to follow this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 @Troodon may help... A scale is needed and more info about location, formation. Imho femur, sauropod is likely as Mahnmut said (if it is from jurassic/cretaceous age) Has some similarities to Titanosaurid femurs.... https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256304478_Appendicular_skeleton_and_dermal_armour_of_the_Late_Cretaceous_titanosaur_Lirainosaurus_astibia_Dinosauria_Sauropoda_from_Spain https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261715244_Revision_of_the_sauropod_dinosaur_Diamantinasaurus_matildae_Hocknull_et_al_2009_from_the_mid-Cretaceous_of_Australia_Implications_for_Gondwanan_titanosauriform_dispersal https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Titanosaurus-falloti-Holotype-femur-in-posterior-A-medial-B-and-distal-C-views_fig16_40662783 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Welcome to the forum. Big Femur from a Sauropod. Yes you will need to know which deposit its in to try to identify it. However, having said that there are numerous jurassic and cretaceous sauropods in madagascar and very little is published or known. I suggest you contact paleontologists that have had some experience in those faunas and they might help. We do have some post cranial info on Rapetosaurus but there are other titanosauriforms in the Cretaceous and then there are multiple ones in the Jurassic deposits 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I would say sauropod too, and amazing fossil!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Troodon said: Welcome to the forum. Big Femur from a Sauropod. Yes you will need to know which deposit its in to try to identify it. However, having said that there are numerous jurassic and cretaceous sauropods in madagascar and very little is published or known. I suggest you contact paleontologists that have had some experience in those faunas and they might help. We do have some post cranial info on Rapetosaurus but there are other titanosauriforms in the Cretaceous and then there are multiple ones in the Jurassic deposits Thanks for chiming in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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