Troodon Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 This was on several twitter paleo pages, posted this morning by several paleontologists. Comments and photos are that of the of North Dakota Geological Survey's Paleontology protection program. 2014 article https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/21/dakota-ducbkilled-dinosaur-home-bismarck This was the old "Dakota" exhibit. It was meant to be temporary. The arm is the piece on the bottom edge. It was previously displayed with the palm up, and this side was not well prepared and wasn't exposed before. This is indeed a portion of "Dakota" the Dinomummy, which is part of the North Dakota State Fossil Collection. We are currently working on cleaning this specimen for a new exhibit to open Feb 2020 People were confused at exactly what they were looking at here, so we've thrown together a little guide to explain how the bones of the hand relate to the fossilized soft tissue. Yes, digit III has a large 'hoof-like' nail, and much of the hand is encased in 'mitten' of skin. What this means is that the fingers could not really move independently that much, but acted more as a single unit. The tiny pink finger (digit V) is reduced and had no nail. Note: these images are "in progress" images. More work has been completed since they were taken Tail skin 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 So cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 For hadrosaur lovers how about this hammer and sheath and it fossil Friday Posted by Shino Sugimoto a preparer at the ROM 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Wow, both the info on the fossil mummy and the hammer sheath. Thank you for posting them! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 If you're interested in a read from another specimen http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/49 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Another (partly mummified) specimen is housed in the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, Germany: 3 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Hey Frank nice posts and the Dino mummy is amazing. I like the hammer too. Happy Fossil Friday and here is my contribution from my home town. Discovery of Hadrosaur footprint over 30 years ago was first dinosaur fossil finding in Scotland . June 1982 researchers from the University of Leicester Department of Geology discovered the first ever recorded dinosaur fossil in Scotland, dating back 175 million years to the mid-Jurassic Age. They first thought it belonged to a Theropod and later was assigned to the ‘Ornithopod’ . They could have really used TFF to help out with IDs back in the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBoy Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Very cool, well preserved hand...almost looks like you can shake Edmonto's hand. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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