Kiev Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Hello -- this is my first post, so many thanks in advance for your time and expertise! I recently purchased a dinosaur fossil at yard-sale, and the previous owner said it was personally collected by him in Montana back in the 1950s; that’s about all I know about where this piece comes from. The piece measures approximately 10" x 8" x 6", and weighs about 15 lbs. Unfortunately, I don't know any paleontologists; but, I did show it to a geologist who confirmed that it’s definitely fossilized bone, and from the size and shape, probably dino. Also, he said the piece might possibly be more than one bone fused together. So, my questions for you are: from what dinosaur species; and which part of the skeleton? Personally, I'm thinking T-Rex . . . ! Cheers! Kiev PS -- Please let me know if you would like to see any particular detail of this piece, and I will upload more pix! Edited July 2, 2015 by Kiev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Troodon Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Welcome to the forum. Boy I'm having trouble getting a handle on your bone. There is nothing diagnostic about it other than its big and bulky. T-rex bones would not be this massive. Do you know anything more about where it was found other than Montana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiev Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Hi, Troodon! Thanks for chiming in. I've shared everything I know (which isn't much) about this specimen in my initial post, so that's it. My best guess is that it's a partial fragment -- maybe some kind of blade-shaped bone? I should probably upload more pix to show the curvilinear quality of its shape . . .I'm surprised to read that it might be too big to be T-Rex! Really? Maybe brontosaurus, then?Also, I think we should consider the area of origin suspect; It might not be from Montana at all -- that's just what the old man who sold it to me claimed.Meanwhile, we're both stumped, I guess! KJK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 It's probably a partial of a leg bone. One option could be from a Ceratopsian if its from Montana. Maybe the images can ring a bell with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiev Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Okay, here are some additional pix . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Welcome to the Forum Kiev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiev Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Thanks, ZiggieCie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I wouldn't be too big for a T.rex, just too dense. Theropods were lightly built, with highly pneumaticized skeletons; light and quick, like a bird. "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...
Kiev Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Auspex: Aha! Now that makes sense -- thanks! So, we must deduce that it belongs to something large and slow . . . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Interesting bone. I am also stumped. The preservation is not typical of the Hell Creek Fm, so it may not be dinosaur. Some of the pix look like titanothere atlas (neck bone)... But that is just a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Interesting bone. I am also stumped. The preservation is not typical of the Hell Creek Fm, so it may not be dinosaur. Some of the pix look like titanothere atlas (neck bone)... But that is just a guess. Now that guy would of made a good pot of soup. Sorry, dinner time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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