Aurelius Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 I've obtained another little lot of miscellaneous bones. To my surprise, many of the partial bones in the lot were perfect matches, so I was able to stick them back together. But these isolated bones can be a bit puzzling, so I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what they may be! I've numbered the images to make it a bit easier. Firstly, the verts. I can normally differentiate between croc and dinosaur with the larger verts, but I'm not so good when it comes to the smaller ones. Then the misc bones. 7: Piece of fish skull, I assume. 13: This is a concave shape (the centre as you see it in the picture is raised). 15: This looks a bit like a furcula, but I guess it's probably not. I know what these next bits are, but I'm just showing off now A big chunk of unprepared crocodile scute, an unprepared Onchopristis rostrum, and two big hybodont fin spines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1: I would like a front view, but I think croc 2: is this a vert? 5: Same as 1 6: caudal vert, don't know what. 7: think you are right 9: turtle femur? 11: metatarsel? 13: dermal croc scute 14: rib fragment 16: skull piece i guess 17-18: rib bone, I don't know from what, but I have a similar one 19: saw one like this once, if I remember right part of a coelacanth. 22: rib 23: huge rib bone Nice set, I hope I didn't make mistakes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Aurelius said: 15: This looks a bit like a furcula, but I guess it's probably not. Turtle coracoid, me thinks. 2 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Can we get a size comparison I think I know one or two for sure but without knowing how large or small they are is kinda hard to establish a base line, also very sure no 16 is a skull piece with this one i would recommend posting ventral, dorsal - anterior and posterior pictures to get a better idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Nice pieces. I'm not listing all here because some I either don't know of don't have good enough photos to tell. 1. dorsal reptile vert 3. probable caudal reptile vert 5. dorsal reptile vert 7. fish skull bone 9. femur? not dinosaur if its a femur 10. humerus 11. metacarpal? 13. too dirty to tell for sure, but croc scute maybe? 16. fish skull? 3 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 All your verts look reptlian with the exception of 2 need more pictures but also think its one. 7 fish skull bone 8, 9, 10 reptilian 13 looks like a croc scute need to see other side 15 is a turtle scapula More photos might help 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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