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Inherited collection- Possible fossils? Help identifying


richfossil

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Hi there,

I inherited a few specimens from my late grandfather and unfortunately did not know of the collections existence until after he had passed and as a result do not know any of history or where they were found/purchased. I would be very grateful for any information anyone could provide on any of the potential fossils. Thanks! Apologies for any issues in uploading as it's my first post.

I also weighed the specimens if that's of any help: #1 (178grams), IMG_6700.jpeg.80213fdcd8cf3bb18f40ad8d72d14ed1.jpegIMG_6701.jpeg.71e742ba46a4d3dac45026bac9b13e52.jpegIMG_6731.jpeg.3e127a6d34975b019fbc45aec2eb6f1d.jpegIMG_6732.jpeg.baea2821fd8ad4d11faacdda912cf5c8.jpeg

 

#2 tooth (2grams) IMG_6705.jpeg.0971d5ee40e9ca6ec6a7b959fb9cf41b.jpegIMG_6722.jpeg.c039bde24daa6b99dc1c4f2eab6cad37.jpegIMG_6723.jpeg.4705daeaac7ca4bd5c83d90562462f41.jpeg

 

#3 (116grams) IMG_6707.jpeg.de8d11a117acb6a7ad6cc7a76f8ebd5a.jpegIMG_6708.jpeg.677b6a4ef4f2e33313535b57244b132c.jpegIMG_6719.jpeg.d0698f3e15f07e1011069b6f87ec9a16.jpegIMG_6721.jpeg.e81ed815996ad82a906a8f4709eb466a.jpeg

 

#4 spherical specimen (224grams)

IMG_6710.jpeg.9c03cca6a6245b8ab1cd65cdd051e227.jpegIMG_6712.jpeg.a8ef8ab7fc4c3765840d41dda63e54a7.jpegIMG_6713.jpeg.6281799b29e601ae7d5b137a9272e2f0.jpegIMG_6728.jpeg.b31565f95d7967862925a459483c73e3.jpeg

 #5 (89grams)IMG_6733.jpeg.4f25048b79da2bd3a377088adc6f5791.jpegIMG_6734.jpeg.ba72da132dea4b966262f6d839b308cc.jpegIMG_6737.jpeg.e244d3ffb5627bd9480a780a049c3041.jpegIMG_6738.jpeg.6c2858f668685e2787cd85d34b2e9108.jpegIMG_6739.jpeg.a19ccf3d90e26e800695651eb1c4deda.jpeg

 

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I will take a stab at it.

Although, without locality or age information it will be difficult to put anymore than a vague identification on them.

1. Bone

2. Mosasaur tooth

3. Petrified wood

4. ? ( moqui ball? )

5. Mosasaur vertebra

 

P.S. weight really doesn't help too much for ID purposes as items will differ with size, state of preservation, type of mineralization, etc., etc.

 

 

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Thanks a lot for the input, I know it's a big tricky going off of just photos alone! Very interesting that it could be potentially be a Ceratopsian frill

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