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My Jurassic Park: Edmontosaurus Skull & Elements


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The skull of any dinosaur is composed of many different elements.  When I go collecting in an Edmontosaurus bonebed one never finds a skull but the elements that make up one up.   Like to use this topic to share the complexity and variety of some of the elements I have collected.   I do not have many but will post the ones I have and will continue to add as I prep or find them.   Of course if anyone sees any discrepancies please feel to comment and like to thank Olof (LordTrilobite) in the ID of some.

 

Skull still in a jacket not from my usual bonebed but one can see it all together.  One day I'll get it mounted.

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To aid in identification of where SOME these elements are located have this illustration that comes from Marsh's 1893

 

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This is a Saurolophus skull but elements are the same

 

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QJ: Quadrotojugal                     PMX: Premaxilla            L: Lacrimal      SA: Surangular

SQ: Squamosal                          PO: Postorbital             EO: Exoccipital

 

Dentary (Less Teeth )

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The Maxilla

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Surangular

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Squamosal

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Quadrotojugal

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Exoccipital

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Quadrate

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Splenial

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Jugal (in Process)

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Maxilla and Dentary Fused together  (South Dakota)

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Tooth Battery (Lance Fm)

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These are all phenomenal. Fantastic collection and good presentation as always too.

 

 

13 hours ago, Troodon said:

Believe this is a Hypacrosaurus  but elements are the same

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This is actually a Saurolophus. So, pretty close to Edmontosaurus in shape. Hypacrosaurus would differ quite a lot with it's large crest.

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Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite

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Edmontosaurus is probably one of my favourites, thanks for sharing  . The forum often for me feels like an online museum a place of wonderment , knowledge and this thread has the grandeur, great stuff. All 

the best Bobby 

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13 hours ago, PaleoNoel said:

Awesome collection! Hoping I put this to use eventually.

 

7 hours ago, BellamyBlake said:

Best dinosaur collections I've seen. Great work, once again!

 

8 hours ago, Guns said:

one of the best collection Frank !

 

thank for sharing.

Thanks Gentlemen 

 

3 hours ago, LordTrilobite said:

These are all phenomenal. Fantastic collection and good presentation as always too.

 

 

This is actually a Saurolophus. So, pretty close to Edmontosaurus in shape. Hypacrosaurus would differ quite a lot with it's large crest.

Thanks for the correction.  Never had the pdf just the photos.

 

2 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Edmontosaurus is probably one of my favourites, thanks for sharing  . The forum often for me feels like an online museum a place of wonderment , knowledge and this thread has the grandeur, great stuff. All 

the best Bobby 

Thanks, It is a museum with all the variety of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates you see from the dawn of life to present day.

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13 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Thanks, It is a museum with all the variety of plants, invertebrates and vertebrates you see from the dawn of life to present day.

Definitely I spend my time in all departments looking at the displays.  :D

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