DatFossilBoy Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Hey guys, I saw this diplodocus bone online and I was wondering what bone it could be from. It’s listed as a caudal vertebrae but it’s clearly not. It’s around 38 cm with the restored section which I have marked with a red lign. Thanks for the imput! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flx Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 This is a cervical rib of a sauropod. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 52 minutes ago, Flx said: This is a cervical rib of a sauropod. Thank you very much. With the resto included, is it complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 @Troodon @jpc @LordTrilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I agree with @Flx This looks like the cervical rib of a sauropod. There does indeed seem to be some repair, but nothing out of the ordinary that I can see. 2 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 25 minutes ago, DatFossilBoy said: Thank you very much. With the resto included, is it complete? No not fully complete but looks pretty good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flx Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 It looks complete to me. Maybe a part of the posterior process is missing though. In some sauropods such as e.g. Camarasaurus the posterior process of the rib can be elongated a lot (more than 1m). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, Flx said: It looks complete to me. Maybe a part of the posterior process is missing though. In some sauropods such as e.g. Camarasaurus the posterior process of the rib can be elongated a lot (more than 1m). Yeah that’s what I was thinking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I agree with cervical rib of a sauropod. It looks incomplete. The portion closest to the camera n your second photo looks like it is broken off. As someone mentioned above, these things can be as long as a meter or more. It is in good shape otherwise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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