Pterygotus Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hello everyone. I saw this fossil on an auction site and labeled as a velociraptor claw from Argentina but I heard that velociraptor is incredibly rare. Does anyone have any opinions on this and is it a real velociraptor claw or some other dromeosaurid? In my opinion it looks more like a tooth. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 A few problems wrong with this listing. Velociraptor is from Mongoli, not Argentina so it’s not possible this fossil could be from Velocirpator. Another problem is this isn’t a claw. Maybe a piece of bone from the Hell Creek Formation? But doesn’t look like a Velociraptor claw from Mongolia nor a fossil from Argentina. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 More pictures would help, but I would compare to raptor claws online. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hello Pterygotus, Velociraptor fossils come from Mongolia not Argentina. The fossil you have there also doesn't look like a claw. Claws have more of a hook shape to them (see the picture below). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pterygotus Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Runner64 said: A few problems wrong with this listing. Velociraptor is from Mongoli, not Argentina so it’s not possible this fossil could be from Velocirpator. Another problem is this isn’t a claw. Maybe a piece of bone from the Hell Creek Formation? But doesn’t look like a Velociraptor claw from Mongolia nor a fossil from Argentina. I noticed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pterygotus Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, Runner64 said: A few problems wrong with this listing. Velociraptor is from Mongoli, not Argentina so it’s not possible this fossil could be from Velocirpator. Another problem is this isn’t a claw. Maybe a piece of bone from the Hell Creek Formation? But doesn’t look like a Velociraptor claw from Mongolia nor a fossil from Argentina. Do you know what it could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBoy Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Listing indicates its jurassic. Seller does not appear knowledgeable so you should pass. He purchased it in a fossil shop in the Netherlands. Hard to say where its from. Preservation is not mongolian but could be from Argentina or north america. Most of Argentina's dino material however is cretaceous. Definitely not a claw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 As the others said, it cannot be from a Velociraptor since Velociraptor only appears in Mongolia. It also does not look very much like any claw. More like a weird tooth maybe. Here's what a Velociraptor claw looks like. 2 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Pterygotus said: Do you know what it could be? No, location info is very inaccurate and it definetly doesn’t look like a claw. I think closest identification you could get would be “fossil”. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Velociraptor here in Argentina? I'll start digging tomorrow! I'll try to find a whole skeleton and I will not even give you a bone! 1 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 5 hours ago, Pterygotus said: Do you know what it could be? No, but thoughts.... 1) You have no idea what provenance is... your dealer might have just made it up because he did not know. 2) Might as well provide length -- 6 or 7 cm ???? 3) Looks like it has a carina on left edge... Does it? 4) looks like a tooth, you might ask for possibilities ... Croc ? 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seguidora-de-Isis Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 26/01/2019 at 12:15 AM, Runner64 said: ...I think closest identification you could get would be “fossil”. 2 Is It real, or it's not real, that's the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Hope you didn't get this. Definitely not a claw of any kind. I have no idea if it's even a tooth. 1 Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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