JackS Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Hey all, wondering what this is. Ive never seen anything like it. Stumps me. Around 2.25 mm by 3mm Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Any other views? 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...
JackS Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Any other views? Not right now. I will try and get more tomorrow. Quite small and hard to manipulate. It is quite thin, maybe 1.5mm, bottom has a dlight dent in it, where some marrow or root used to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 my first impression is very young hadrosaur, but better pictures are needed. Hmmmm.... at 2.5 mm by 3mm it might even be too small for even the smallest hadrosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 My first reaction was a partial gar fish scale. Will wait for additional photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 +1 for fish scale http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackS Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Here are the new pictures. Top, bottom, left, right 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 certainly not the young hadr I first suspected. I think partial gar scale is what you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Yep I think Gar scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackS Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Darn really. Ive never seen a gar scale like that. Its pretty thick to be one too. Never seen that odd points on the end too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 From this website. 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...
Al Dente Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 It is a fish scale but may or may not be gar. In this publication of the Hell Creek they call this type scale Holostean A. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 good point, al dente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackS Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/16/2022 at 2:35 PM, Al Dente said: It is a fish scale but may or may not be gar. In this publication of the Hell Creek they call this type scale Holostean A. Ah yes definitely, I see it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackS Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 Thinking cartilage? 3 mm across by 2 mm. Anyone have a good way to help identify specimens? I just do a lot of paper reading, but it is painstakingly slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 This one is half of a bony fish vertebra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Al Dente said: This one is half of a bony fish vertebra. Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackS Posted March 1, 2022 Author Share Posted March 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Al Dente said: This one is half of a bony fish vertebra. Huh fascinating. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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