Crazyhen Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Are these two marine reptiles Xinpusaurus? It is from Guanling, Guizhou of the Triassic formation. By the way, there seems to be some vertebral bones inside the body of the bigger one, any idea what is that? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Live birth? 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Wow! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Or it could be an exploded gut, like this one: Snake exploded eating alligator: 5 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I think it's an exploded gut, as the size makes it unlikely to be a live birth. Insane specimen! 1 1 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: I think it's an exploded gut, as the size makes it unlikely to be a live birth. Insane specimen! Size, and curve in the spine of the second animal. But, indeed, crazy specimen! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Amazing! There is relatively little damage to the larger one where the smaller one emerges, just a few ribs pushed aside, so quite a gentle exploded gut, possibly because its so streamlined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhen Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Could it be a mating pair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobFallen Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Wow that is a very impressive fossil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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