Dinomaniac Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hi, I'm new here. I found this interesting Nanosaurus Rex skull for sale. The Seller says it is from Emery, Utah and he says it is real. Sorry for my English because I am from China. Please help me identify if this real. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Welcome to the forum. Out of interest did you buy from the main auction site on the internet? What did you pay? Higher resolution images will be needed. @Troodon among others will be able to help you. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hxmendoza Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Purely an old casting. Not a real skull. Used to be sold as a skeletal panel mount (which I own) and also just the skull. The original "Nanosaurus rex" skeleton was headless if I recall. A skull was reconstructed using partial skull material and the rest by sculpting. The skeleton is catalogued at BYU as: BYU ESM 163 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dinomaniac Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 It probably is not a "Rex" though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinomaniac Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Most of my topics will be "can you see if this is fake or real" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othnielosaurus Cast of the skull of Othnielosaurus. A hypsylophodont. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othnielia Nanosaurus or Othnielia rex is technically correct. Just outdated. As hxmendoza said. Othnielia was found without a head. And it appears now these two specimens have been separated into 2 different names. Definitely not real. It's a cast. But still a nice looking piece. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hxmendoza Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 3 hours ago, LordTrilobite said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othnielosaurus Cast of the skull of Othnielosaurus. A hypsylophodont. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othnielia Nanosaurus or Othnielia rex is technically correct. Just outdated. As hxmendoza said. Othnielia was found without a head. And it appears now these two specimens have been separated into 2 different names. Definitely not real. It's a cast. But still a nice looking piece. Yup, which is why I used the quotes. The skull and plaques used to be sold as "Nanosaurus" but are considered Othnielosaurus now. Though there still is some disagreement on proper classification and therefore naming. Thanks for the added info LordTrilobite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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