talon22 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Hi, hopefully the pictures are showing. Saw this rough looking claw for sale and wondering if it can be identified (from the Kem Kem). I am thinking the look of this claw corresponds to a Spinosaurid or an Abelisaurid claw, any thoughts about it? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 I have doubt as to this being a claw, of any sort. The"grain" looks to straight and there are none of the characteristics of a claw other than the general shape. 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 December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Can you post a picture showing the dorsal and ventral aspect of this fossil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Looks like it might be a claw. But I think it seems a bit too worn to properly ID. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SULLY Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Some more pics would definitely help if possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauroniops Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 From what I can see, it looks like a foot-claw. But can't really tell much else than that from the photo. With the size of it, it could be literally anything from a small theropod to a juvenile Carcharodontosaurus or Spinosaurid. It's gonna be hard to narrow in a species on it, but from my experience it's definitely a theropod claw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauroniops Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 It would also be nice to have a pic of how thick the fossil is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxmendoza Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Look at the ventral surface and see if there is a groove or sulcus. If so (post the pics), it would then be an abelisaur foot claw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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