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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!

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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. 

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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

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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 Just outdated.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

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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 Just outdated.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.

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