yzhang Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hello all! Find this piece for sale online listed as "spinosaurus vertebrae". For me it does seem like a caudal vertebrae from some theropod dinosaur, but could anyone throw some light upon its more detailed ID? Would spinosaur be where this piece comes from? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 The extreme concavity of the bottom and side edges suggest theropod. The color suggests Morrocco. So, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzhang Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 The extreme concavity of the bottom and side edges suggest theropod. The color suggests Morrocco. So, maybe. Thanks! That is also the reason I thought it theropod. The seller also described it came from Kem Kem bed Morrocco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I would second that but without any processes its a guess. Attached is an image of the latest findings on a Spinosaurus. There is a caudal vert you can compare your to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Assigning it to a genus is a bit reckless, given the state of knowledge regarding Moroccan theropods... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcharodontosaurus Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I'd just buy it as a theropod vertebra and label it as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzhang Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I would second that but without any processes its a guess. Attached is an image of the latest findings on a Spinosaurus. There is a caudal vert you can compare your to. Thanks for the image! I think I once saw it on a news report about the swimming Spinosaurus I just placed the order, and will upload more pics when I receive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzhang Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Assigning it to a genus is a bit reckless, given the state of knowledge regarding Moroccan theropods... Agree. Actually I'm also wondering why the seller can just assign this piece to spinosuarus, maybe he just wants to give his fossil a big name to help sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzhang Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I'd just buy it as a theropod vertebra and label it as such. Thanks~ That's what I've just done :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I agree that it is theropod as well. Looks very similar to verts I have seen around here. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Carcharodotosaurus maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 You can't trust this being a Spinosaurus vert because they are so rare and very hard to find in the first place and if it is it would go for large sums of money. TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arion Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Agree. Actually I'm also wondering why the seller can just assign this piece to spinosuarus, maybe he just wants to give his fossil a big name to help sell it More common than you'd think; a lot of times you pay for the name more than the specimen. A "Theropod Vertebra" will always go for less than a "SPINOSAURUS ERMAGERD JURASSIC PARK" vertebra. Just saying. (And anything that's appeared in "National Geographic" always will be more expensive...lol) Concur with other thoughts in this thread; unless some autapomorphies are found in Spinosaurus vertebrae, Spinosaurus would seem to be just one of several possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I would second that but without any processes its a guess. Attached is an image of the latest findings on a Spinosaurus. There is a caudal vert you can compare your to. Hmmm... i bought this vertebra thinking it was Carcharodontosaurus, but that caudal vert in the picture looks almost exactly the same! "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hmmm... i bought this vertebra thinking it was Carcharodontosaurus, but that caudal vert in the picture looks almost exactly the same! Vert.JPG DSC07606.JPG Carch vert end a1.jpg Boy that is a very well preserved specimen and as close a match to the one in the picture as you can find. I would have no problem calling it a Spinosasurus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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