Tyrannoraptor Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I was wondering if anyone could help me out with these two fossils I recently bought. - A crocodile scute, probably from the Cretaceous, from Taouz, Morocco. DownUnderFossilHunter replied it could be a Kentisuchus or Elosuchus? - 2 scans of the same vert, it's supposed to be a Spinosaurus tail vertebrae (also Taouz, Morocco), but I'd feel safer if I get a confirmation from somebody here, who perhaps knows more about these things than I do. It wasn't expensive, so I won't be too disappointed if it's not Spino, I guess. Well, probably a bit disappointed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcharodontosaurus Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Crocodile scute fragments are virtually impossible to identify to a genus or species. The vert looks more like a crocodilian vert to me, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannoraptor Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Crocodilian vert, eh? Oh well, I'll wait for a few more opinions just to be sure. At least I didn't get ripped off for for a lot of money, I bought it from the same dealer along a few other fossils (including the scute) and it only costed me 5 €. At least I got a really nice 2,75 inch Spinosaurus tooth from him too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcharodontosaurus Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Crocodilian vert, eh? Oh well, I'll wait for a few more opinions just to be sure. At least I didn't get ripped off for for a lot of money, I bought it from the same dealer along a few other fossils (including the scute) and it only costed me 5 €. At least I got a really nice 2,75 inch Spinosaurus tooth from him too Haha. I wish Moroccan reptile fossils were that cheap here. And yeah, I'd wait for more opinions if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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