Sauroniops Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I bought this claw a little while ago, for close to nothing. Still waiting for the item to arrive. Not sure what it is from though. It was dug up in Hell Creek. The claw and bone measure about an inch in length in total. Anyone who would have a qualified guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Claw is not dinosaurian about all I know would lean reptlian. Is the bone hollow? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Didn’t the seller list it as Mammalian or possible mammalian. I agree doesn’t look dinosaurian. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauroniops Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, Troodon said: Claw is not dinosaurian about all I know would lean reptlian. Is the bone hollow? @indominus rex It was listed an unidentified claw. @Troodon From the pictures of the listing, none of them really gave insight on whether it was hollow bone. Gonna have to check if the end is hollow when it arrives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 If it is hollow could be a theropod carpal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I get a turtle or croc vibe from the claw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinoguy89 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yeah I saw that listing. Looks very similar to other mammal claws that can be found online. Here's a picture that looks very similar to yours, these were also found in the Hell Creek Formation. Regardless of what it is, it's still a cool piece of history 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 I am seeing turtle in that claw. Not sure about the other bone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/20/2019 at 9:42 AM, jpc said: I am seeing turtle in that claw. Not sure about the other bone. For what it's worth, I thought turtle claw as well...but don't believe the two (bone and claw) belong together. @Sauroniops, I sent your pictures to Asher Lichtig and he agreed, turtle claw with an unassociated bone. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauroniops Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 @Troodon Just a small update, the fossil arrived, and bone is not hollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauroniops Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 @PFOOLEY Nice! Good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 52 minutes ago, Sauroniops said: @Troodon Just a small update, the fossil arrived, and bone is not hollow. Okay then its not dinosaurian possibly croc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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