frankh8147 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Season's Greeting! I found this broken vertabrae earlier this year around Big Brook NJ - it is Cretaceous in age. It's roughly missing 1/3 to 1/2 of it and is worn but i was wondering if we can tell what it is? I was thinking Plesiosaur but I'm really not sure about that. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Merry Christmas! I'm not sure there's enough of it left to make a guess. Still, many know more than I! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Looks a bit like mosasaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase B. Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Dear all, I can confirm that this is a mosasaur vertebra, specifically an abraded distal caudal of an individual about the size of the holotype of Halisaurus platyspondylus. Congratulations on this amazing find! Regards, Chase 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 The bone structure in the second picture from the top looks plesiosaurian and sort of resembles Mosasaurian structure too, but it also appears to have a convex face and a concave face. It is also smaller than the average plesiosaur vertebra. I'm leaning more towards Mosasaur. 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Worn mosasaur vert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Thats great!! Im glad I decided to put it up for ID. Thanks again! -Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Luckily many do know more than I. It's nice to be wrong. Nice vert! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 7 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Luckily many do know more than I. It's nice to be wrong. Nice vert! Thanks! I'm very happy with the ID. For some reason, even though I find 10 Mosasaur teeth to every Plesiosaur tooth here, I've found and seen a lot more Plesiosaur verts come out of these brooks than Mosasaur. I wonder why that is... Thanks again! Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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