Spinosaurus Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I found this jaw piece of Spinosaurus Marrocanus online. I was wondering if it was real. Thanks in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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izak_ Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I think its a poorly made composite. This is what it should look like: from - http://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/vert/dinosaur/spinosaurus/index.htm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Definitely not. Photos this small are simply inadequate to tell if any parts are real or fake. That being said, this looks nothing like a Spinosaur jaw. So the Spino teeth have been composited in. 5 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 its very fake, the teeth are composited. Spinosaur jaws are very robust in the anterior end this one is narrow. Not even a good representation of one. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Looks very badly done to me. I think you can actually see the sand and glue in the jaw and around the bottom of the teeth. Very unconvincing. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I agree, this looks fake and a bad fake at that. The jaw itself is far too narrow and the wrong shape. As others have said, the teeth have been added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Also, Spinosaurus maroccanus is a nomen dubium. It's quite possible that Spinosaurus aegyptiacus is present in the Kem Kem beds (it depends on if you consider the neotype as valid). But Spinosaurus maroccanus should probably be considered a junior synonym of Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis. This animal is also only know from cervical and dorsal vertebrae material. So no skull elements can be ascribed to it with any certainty (with a possible exception of the quadratum bone). 3 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinosaurus Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Thank you for your reactions, when i compare it with what you send i see it too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Wonder what it is, though? It does look like a real bone of some sort, although the pictures are very low-res. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Looks like a rib with teeth 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SULLY Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I would agree with everyone here. It's not Spinosaurus, and it really does look like a partial rib with teeth glued into it. Definitely weird 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 I also see a toothy rib. Yuk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I seen this a few days back on the said website and made me laugh at first i put it down to croc but when i looked again it did remind me somewhat of a cervical rib. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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