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Ankylosaur or ceratopsian


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Hi i was wondering how to tell ankylosaur from ceratopsian vertabrea? Thanks.

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Best way is to compare against known ones.  Quickly grabbed some images and took some photos from a monograph, paper and my collection. 

 

Triceratops sp.

Vert string Cervical to Dorsal

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Dorsals

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Caudals

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Median Caudal

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Distal Caudals

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Ankylosaur vertebrae...best I could find but adequate to see the difference 

 

Dorsals

Length is much greater than Trike

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Caudal

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