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big brook cervical vertebra


Josh stout

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My daughter found this at Big Brook NJ.

 

It was loose at the bottom of the stream.  I don't think it is a cow, horse or deer, but it could be pleistocene.

 

I just joined the forum, and hope this works.

Thanks

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It certainly could be.  I haven't seen examples from the neck area.  I have seen a few worn examples from lower down the body, and they look more like disks with concave ends.

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It certainly could be.  I haven't seen examples from the neck area.  I have seen a few worn examples from lower down the body, and they look more like disks with concave ends.

 

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Looks like mosasaur, yes.  But nit idea on body position

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Great Mosasaur vert! Pretty hard to find one that nice in NJ. I’m not sure you’ll be able to ID the exact position, but it is definitely not a terminal vertebra.

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