Allosaurus Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This tiny little vertebra reminds me of a struthy vert (based on just a couple pics I've seen), but I'm not sure. Hell Creek Formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) It is awful small for an ornithomimid, and their tail verts are quite long. Edited March 31, 2015 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allosaurus Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Could it be a juvenile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) In a young un, the centrum would be unused to the neural arch, what I call the sticky out bits. I have verts like this, I can't remember if I have id'd them or not, but look into turtle verts, maybe. Edited March 31, 2015 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) Definitely not a Struthio like jpc said. The caudal vertebra are very long for that species and not boxed shape. Agree it could be turtle but the cannot be sure, images are hard to see. Dont think it dinosaurian. Edited March 31, 2015 by Troodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allosaurus Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 These are a couple photos more in focus. I looked up pictures of turtle verts, and they don't quite match up. The photos I found showed the wings (vertebral processes I assume?) to be more lateral on the vertebra, as opposed to dorsal. From what I can see there appears to be nothing broken off from the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This may be a final spinal from a hadrosaur. Can we see a pic of the end on view? In focus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allosaurus Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Is this in focus enough? My camera is a bit of a dinosaur so it has problems focusing on smaller objects, even when in macro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 RE: camera focus... You may find that it is capable of better focus if you illuminate the subjects with very bright light. "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...
jpc Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hmmm... Not typical hadrosaur shape... More ceratopsian, but I still want to see better details on the side views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allosaurus Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 These are much more in focus. Thanks Auspex for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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