Melissa_The Fossil Girl Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Recently I got a fossil and it was originated from Oklahoma. I'll like to know from your experience, what do you think this is? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Looks like a permian rib. From what, I can only guess. Possibly dimetrodon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Looks to be Dimetrodon sail spine. And a good size piece as well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptoria Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Couldn't it be any skeleton piece of a member of the spinosauridae ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Raptoria said: Couldn't it be any skeleton piece of a member of the spinosauridae ? Welcome to TFF! No, spinosauridae are only in Africa, not known from Oklahoma. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 What size is it? "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 It would help to know the formation it came from. There is a guy, Gerald Duane Gray who collects in the Oklahoma Pennsylvanian who is finding all kinds of amazing bone pieces and posting them on the FF Facebook Group. Oklahoma is a very diverse state with many periods being represented. I know of Paleozoic, Ordovician through Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Do you know what period or formation it is from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Yes, this is a neural arch from a Dimetrodon sail. The swelling in the middle is a healing callous from a fracture that the animal suffered in life. These sails apparently were routinely injured. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 10 hours ago, KimTexan said: It would help to know the formation it came from. There is a guy, Gerald Duane Gray who collects in the Oklahoma Pennsylvanian who is finding all kinds of amazing bone pieces and posting them on the FF Facebook Group. Oklahoma is a very diverse state with many periods being represented. I know of Paleozoic, Ordovician through Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Do you know what period or formation it is from? I believe it would be Permian for Dimetrodon parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa_The Fossil Girl Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 6 hours ago, caldigger said: I believe it would be Permian for Dimetrodon parts. Thank you for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa_The Fossil Girl Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 15 hours ago, jdp said: Yes, this is a neural arch from a Dimetrodon sail. The swelling in the middle is a healing callous from a fracture that the animal suffered in life. These sails apparently were routinely injured. Thank you for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa_The Fossil Girl Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 16 hours ago, KimTexan said: It would help to know the formation it came from. There is a guy, Gerald Duane Gray who collects in the Oklahoma Pennsylvanian who is finding all kinds of amazing bone pieces and posting them on the FF Facebook Group. Oklahoma is a very diverse state with many periods being represented. I know of Paleozoic, Ordovician through Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Do you know what period or formation it is from? Ok. Will check it out with him as well. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa_The Fossil Girl Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 20 hours ago, sharko69 said: Looks like a permian rib. From what, I can only guess. Possibly dimetrodon? Ok. Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptoria Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 On 9/16/2018 at 4:33 PM, ynot said: Welcome to TFF! No, spinosauridae are only in Africa, not known from Oklahoma. Right, but I didn't know the Bone Fragment is from Oklahoma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptoria Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Raptoria said: Right, but I didn't know the Bone Fragment is from Oklahoma Sorry, I have overlooked it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Raptoria said: Sorry, I have overlooked it No problem. We all miss things from time to time. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 16/09/2018 at 3:33 PM, ynot said: Welcome to TFF! No, spinosauridae are only in Africa, not known from Oklahoma. Hate to be the one to say this but spinosauridaes are known from every continent other than north America and Antarctica. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 30 minutes ago, Haravex said: Hate to be the one to say this You should "like" to correct misinformation. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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