Abstraktum Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Hello everyone so we have this Vertebra here from Taouz, Morocco, KemKem. It's just described as a Dinosaur Vertebrae, no further ID. Really not sure what to make of it. Is it a Franken-Vertebra? Just not good enough prepped? A big cluster of glue and different bone fragments? Just very bad weathered? It is at a reasonable price I'm willing to pay even if it turns out the be just a Franken-Vertebra while I work on it. Just to get some training on prepping. But I would love to hear if it is worth to spend any money on it. And while we're at it: And ID possible? Is it Dinosaur? Maybe Theropod? Or Croc? Or just not possible to ID? Unfortunately there are no other pictures available. Size is 91 mm x 76 mm (3.58 inches x 2.99 inches) Any help is welcome. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Looks odd. Too much plaster on it. In best case badly restored/glued. Spinal processes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 There's lots of work done on this one. It's hard to tell if it's just extensive repair that's just badly done or that it's a composite. But I'm leaning towards most of the centrum being original pieces at least. If you think the price is good, then sure it might be a good project to get a better handle on prepping restored Kem Kem stuff. In terms of ID, if for the moment we consider this as if there's no compositing done at all... Then I think this looks like a cervical vertebra. I'm thinking croc. There are some areas that kinda look like spino cervical, but the front isn't convex enough I think. But that might just be the damage. But a good prepping will definitely tell more afterwards. Also a photo of the side would help with ID. But yeah, it's not a pretty piece. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Looks like a hack composite/repairs and in the end I would say Croc. Not worth the view pretty bad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Really bad 'sand and glue' job. Yuck! 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Oooo... look at all the matrix putty.. Or should that be called spackle? Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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