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I found this vert at Post Oak Creek Texas. It's very heavy and fossilized.  The area is Cretaceous. The vert is slightly concave on each end but seems different from my other Pleisosaur verts. Any help on ID is appreciated.  

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njfossilhunter Regular Member

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It looks like a Plesiosaur vert.....actually I'm certain it is. All the Plesiosaur vert's  don't look the same ..it depends on what part of the vertebral column it came from.

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abyssunder Regular Member

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Are you sure that the vert is not convex in both ends ?

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50 minutes ago, abyssunder said:

Are you sure that the vert is not convex in both ends ?

Both sides curve inward towards the middle.  

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abyssunder Regular Member

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Then is not a Mosasaur vertebra. Plesiosaur would be good.

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JohnJ Regular Member

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Jarrod, consider the eroded areas and different locations in the vertebral column.

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1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

Jarrod, consider the eroded areas and different locations in the vertebral column.

What do you think it is @JohnJ?

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Do you have additional photos of the dorsal side (the side opposite your 2nd and 4th images)?

 

 

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5 hours ago, JohnJ said:

Do you have additional photos of the dorsal side (the side opposite your 2nd and 4th images)?

 

It's pretty beat up and worn smooth on that side. 

 

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Mike from North Queensland Regular Member

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From my area the pair of nutrient holes in the vert indicate elasmosaur.

 

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