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Hello! I recently found this in a Cretacous steam in Monmouth County NJ. I've found a good amount of Mosasaur bones in this area so I was wondering if this can possibly be identified or if it gets the dreaded 'chunkosaurus' label.

Thanks everyone!

Note: I'm not sold that its Mosasaur, but for some reason, in this area, I do find a lot of Mosasaur bones.

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The Jersey Devil Regular Member

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It looks like it’s got a Mosasaur type of texture to it. Don’t know if the exact type of bone or reptile it came from can be discerned.

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I get a flipper radius or humerus kind of vibe.

 

@Boesse might know.

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12 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said:

I get a flipper radius or humerus kind of vibe.

 

@Boesse might know.


That’s a good bet but it’s abraded so it’ll be hard to be definitive.

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18 hours ago, SailingAlongToo said:

I get a flipper radius or humerus kind of vibe.

 

@Boesse might know.

We were looking at that or possible pelvis bone. It really does have that Mosasaur texture...

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20 hours ago, The Jersey Devil said:


That’s a good bet but it’s abraded so it’ll be hard to be definitive.

I agree with this. Honestly, a 'probable' ID would work fine in this case. 

Regardless of what it is, I dont believe it is 'museum quality' so I'm just looking to label it for my personal collection.

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I just looked and I think it matches best with a Mosasaur fibula. The second best option would be a femur.

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48 minutes ago, The Jersey Devil said:

I just looked and I think it matches best with a Mosasaur fibula. The second best option would be a femur.

Looks pretty good. Thank you for taking the time to research, I appreciate it!

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