Pterygotus Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 This is being sold as a dakotaraptor claw from the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota. How does it look and could someone please tell me where on the dinosaur this claw belonged? It measures 7 by 4 by 15mm. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Interesting Dakotaraptor, wow hope someone doesn't bite. Good that you posted it, nice claw but its not even dinosaurian looks reptlian. You should ask the seller how he identified it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Troodon said: You should ask the seller how he identified it. Like this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 9 hours ago, Pterygotus said: It measures 7 by 4 by 15mm. That would be about right for a Dakotasaurus that just hatched. Centimeters perhaps? 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 15 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: That would be about right for a Dakotasaurus that just hatched. Centimeters perhaps? That size is the biggest clue its reptlian. No to your point the morphology is all wrong. Hatchling theropod material out of the HC is incredibly rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 6 hours ago, Troodon said: 22 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: That would be about right for a Dakotasaurus that just hatched. Centimeters perhaps? That size is the biggest clue its reptlian. No to your point the morphology is all wrong. Hatchling theropod material out of the HC is incredibly rare. I was questioning the size in a facetious manner, by saying the size would about right for a very small one. Please explain the morphology of "7 by 4 by 15mm". How can dimensions have a morphology. I said the dimensions would be correct for a hatchling. I said nothing about morphology; the point of my reply was that the size, if correctly stated, is of itself an indicator that the claw is not Dakotaraptor. I've noticed that people on this forum frequently type "mm" when they meant "cm". I'm trying to establish if the stated dimensions are indeed correct. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 I'm betting my money on turtle claw, based upon kem kem material I have for comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pterygotus Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 29/07/2019 at 9:33 PM, Mark Kmiecik said: That would be about right for a Dakotasaurus that just hatched. Centimeters perhaps? The seller had stated mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I don't think it is turtle. Turtle claws do not have such a deep blood groove and they are more conical in shape and not so recurved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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