Fossil&GemstoneLover Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Hi all! I recently purchased this dinosaur bone from an estate sale in Maryland USA. I think it looks like a vertebrae, but I’m not sure if I’m right. Does anyone know what it is, or even what it came from? It weighs 1.475lbs and was labeled from the Jurassic period (although the person that labeled it is a gemologist, not a geologist so it was his best guess after researching). The tape measurer pictured is in inches, I could not find one with centimeters. Thanks for any help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Its a cetacean vertebra (whale) not dinosaurian. Miocene/Pliocene age. Good chance east coast find. Calvert Cliffs MD, Lee Creek Phosphate Mine, NC type of localities. Welcome to the Forum 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Agree. Whale, not dinosaur. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 whale vert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Yup what they said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil&GemstoneLover Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 17 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: Agree. Whale, not dinosaur. Do you think it’s old and fossilized? Or is it from one of today’s whales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil&GemstoneLover Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Familyroadtrip said: Yup what they said. Do you think it’s old? Or is it from a recent whale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 It’s a fossil, to make sure you could do the burn test where you burn it, and if it smells like burnt hair it’s modern, and if it doesn’t, it’s a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
va paleo Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 whale vert. for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Preservation is typical of others I've found at Lee Creek and Calvert so its like I said Mio/Plio in age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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