PrehistoricWonders Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hi, I’m considering buying this “dimetrodon claw” and was wondering if it is really a dimetrodon claw. It was found in waurika, Oklahoma, Ryan formation and is from the Permian. I’m not sure how big it is but it looks pretty small. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 No picture showing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 This post has some good information in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: No picture showing. Sorry here are the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 @Bobby Rico I haven’t read that topic yet but I will right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 @dinodigger has some great knowledge on the subject 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 @Bobby Rico I read that topic and I’m not sure whether it is a dimetrodon claw or not now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, Familyroadtrip said: @Bobby Rico I read that topic and I’m not sure whether it is a dimetrodon claw or not now. It can be very tricky I think with a partial Juvenile claw , but hold on there is some very knowledgeable members here that will help you out, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 A couple of observations. Dimetrodon claw "E" in the illustration from the above post looks V shaped in the cross-section view. The one your asking about does not if you look at the 4th photo. Also the claw in the illustration has a big curvature from the tip to the tubercle, yours does not. Not sure if its positional or due to ontogeny 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 I think I’m gonna stay away from this one because I’m not sure if it’s a dimetrodon claw or not and there are plenty of other fossils. Thank you all for the replies!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Beautiful little Dimetrodon claw that has been bitten off at the joint. I find Dimetrodon claws quite frequently with the bites like this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, dinodigger said: Beautiful little Dimetrodon claw that has been bitten off at the joint. I find Dimetrodon claws quite frequently with the bites like this. Do you know what would cause Dimetrodon claws to be bitten off like that? It sounds painful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 53 minutes ago, dinodigger said: Beautiful little Dimetrodon claw that has been bitten off at the joint. I find Dimetrodon claws quite frequently with the bites like this. You think it’s a dimetrodon claw? I’d love one, but it didn’t look like the ones in the picture. 47 minutes ago, thelivingdead531 said: Do you know what would cause Dimetrodon claws to be bitten off like that? It sounds painful! I agree it does sound painful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Scavengers love to bite off the digits obviously - I'd say more than 75 percent of the claws we work with at our sites are bitten. Lots of good muscles and tendons running up the digits. Easy quick meal for little guys like Varanosaurs and Trimerorhachids. A bloated dimetrodon carcass is a fast meal for a ton of different amphibs and reptiles living in the swamps and ponds and stream channels. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Perhaps they just chewed their toenails when nervous. I know I do. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 14 hours ago, Troodon said: A couple of observations. Dimetrodon claw "E" in the illustration from the above post looks V shaped in the cross-section view. The one your asking about does not if you look at the 4th photo. Also the claw in the illustration has a big curvature from the tip to the tubercle, yours does not. Not sure if its positional or due to ontogeny This is pretty cool - we have quite a few varieties of Dimetrodon claw that display the flat dorsal morphology and also the curved. It is both a species thing and ontogenetic thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Familyroadtrip said: You think it’s a dimetrodon claw? I’d love one, but it didn’t look like the ones in the picture. I agree it does sound painful! Without a Doubt, Dimetrodon. Will try to get some photos of specimens up soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 1 minute ago, dinodigger said: Without a Doubt, Dimetrodon. Will try to get some photos of specimens up soon. Ok, thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 The damage to the base of he claw is likely due to incomplete ossification of the bone, rather than damage from feeding or scavenging. The base of the claw would have been mostly cartilaginous in juveniles; we see this in completely articulated hands of young animals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I'll try to take some pics of our claws- wonderful tooth marks show scavenging 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Also have some really monstrous claws from the grandis species that have been bitten in half- a few have some awesome healed breaks as well. We do see Xenacanthid tooth marks. Ddon bites are much easier to identify than amphibs, sharks pretty easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 I'm sure there is some scavenging, I just don't think every claw shows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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