Nigerien fossil id

[Chris384]

Hello all, I have some fossils that I highly suspect came from the Agadez region of Niger. I am trying to ID them. I am new to the forum and any help would be greatly appreciated. I have 4 bones in total. I have taken pictures of all six sides. I am trying to figure out how to post the pictures. It will only allow me to do 3.9 m which is one picture approximately.

Edited September 18, 2020 by Chris384
Photos resized

[Top Trilo]

That's a large bone! I'm not sure what it is but more photos would probably help, If you have an iphone you can click a size button and then if you change the size it will let you put more in. Also is it measured in centimeters or inches?

[Chris384]

It is measured in inches, I have an Android device and I am trying to resize the rest of the pics. I have 2 vertibret and part of a shoulder I think.

[Haravex]

@Troodon @LordTrilobite

 

I have been speaking with this individual. He has a very respectable career, and happened across these, through means not to be disclosed at this time from a potential construction company which leaves me to believe it is near the Tiourarén formation. The material I have looked over so far would seem to be partial scapula and humerus along with 2 caudal vertebrae, all from a sauropod. I was speaking with @Chris384 earlier and was struggling with the uploads being 3.9mb but has taken good time and effort to measure and photograph the 6 key angles. 

[LordTrilobite]

Hard to tell from just one photo. But it looks like part of a limb bone.

[jpc]

I spent time in Niger way back when and I have always un-enjoyed the adjective Nigerian for things from this country.  "Nigerian" is to describe things form Nigeria.  In French we said Nigerien, but I have since advocated that English should adopt the term "Nigeri", where the g is pronounced like a zh.

 

Having stepped off of my soapbox, I can only say it is the end of a limb bone.  

 

EDit:  Did the title of this post get changed?  I could have sworn I read it with an a in the national adjective.  And now it has an e.

[DPS Ammonite]

39 minutes ago, jpc said:

EDit:  Did the title of this post get changed?  I could have sworn I read it with an a in the national adjective.  And now it has an e.

You need new glasses. No really. I like your editing skills. I noticed the problem a couple of hours ago. Now we know what the Niger demonym is. I learned something today.

[Chris384]

Yes I know Nigerian was not what I typed it was autocorrected to such. I posted again with the correct title. I am new to this forum so pardon my mistake. I have attached some more pictures. Thank you all for your input.

[Haravex]

These are great photographs Chris glad you where able to fit them on here with the size limit.

[Haravex]

@Troodon @LordTrilobite

@hxmendoza

 

I feel someone should be able to help here this is not a usual single picture of a random piece of bone, and this gentleman has spent a good deal of time and money ensuring these fossils can be made into a institution where they can be studied.

[LordTrilobite]

On 9/19/2020 at 5:26 AM, Chris384 said:

Yes I know Nigerian was not what I typed it was autocorrected to such. I posted again with the correct title. I am new to this forum so pardon my mistake. I have attached some more pictures. Thank you all for your input.

Hard to tell what the shape of this exactly is since the whole fossils isn't visible.

 

On 9/19/2020 at 5:26 AM, Chris384 said:

This is clearly a vertebra centrum. It might be a bit squished. I'm thinking caudal vertebra.
 

On 9/19/2020 at 5:26 AM, Chris384 said:

Again a vertebra centrum. Also pretty squished. Might be dorsal or caudal.

 

On 9/19/2020 at 5:26 AM, Chris384 said:

A type of limb bone. Also looks to be squished. I think the distal end of a tibia is most likely since it would likely still be fairly flat even without the crushing.

[Troodon]

My first impression is that some of this material is Sauropod but its incomplete nature and the lack of publications makes identification pretty difficult