Aurelius Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Someone online is selling this as a 'raptor claw'. Does anyone have any idea what it might really be? I suspect it's a piece of Kem Kem fish skull. The seller insists that it's a raptor claw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I wont take any guess based upon one small individual picture, if the seller is not providing anymore high quality images that should be an immediate alarm bell and given the super glue sand going on I would say no. Also for future reference "Raptor" is like bad slang for dromaeosauridae. A claw of deinonachus for reference 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 The whitefish part reminds me more of a root to a fish tooth I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 It's not a raptor or any dino claw...theropod claws have a blood groove along it length which is not evident in the photo. No idea what you have based just on that photo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akazaran Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 @troodon: Is this true for hand and toe claws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 21 hours ago, akazaran said: @troodon: Is this true for hand and toe claws? It's like the quick in cat claws. Without blood supply it can't continue to grow, which means after a couple or three years it would have worn or broken off and could not be regrown. 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 October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 21 hours ago, akazaran said: @troodon: Is this true for hand and toe claws? Here is an illustration of how a theropod claw works a hand or foot claw would bascially be the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 It is slightly reminiscent of a turtle claw but I'm on board with @Haravex. More photos are needed to determine true identity. Even one photo of the under side of the fossil would help. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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