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Need advice on how to display a Beluga Whale vertebra in a cloche
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Hello, I purchased a beluga whale vertebra fossil as a gift and I am trying to figure out the best way to display it. I want to put it in a cloche but I would like to secure it to the base somehow if possible. I found an example of one on display on what looks like a brass rod (picture attached) and I like the look of this however I have some questions about how to do this: - What is the best way to drill into a fossil like this? - What is the best way/adhesive to affix the fossil to the rod to ensure it is secure? - Is there a lot of risk of breaking the fossil in doing this? - Is there any alternative/less damaging way to have it "floating" in the cloche like this? Alternatively, the vertebrae stands fairly well on its own and I could have it just sitting on the base. However, I would still like to secure it somehow if I go with that, is there a recommended way to do this? I'm open to all feedback and suggestions on the best way to display this in the cloche, I'm sure there are things I haven't thought of or just don't know about. I have included pictures of the vertebra sitting up, what the bottom looks like, and laying down so you can see the size. Thank you so much for your help! -
This Plesiosaurus vertebra is coming my way soon and I was wondering if anyone can ID whether it's cervical/dorsal/caudal? Also I would like to know what the two 'holes' are on the underside of the centrum, I can't remember seeing that in other vertebrae. Locality: Morocco, Oued Zem, Phosphate mine Size: 150 x 110 x 82 mm (5.9 x 4.33 x 3.22 inch) Weight: 528 gr (18.63 oz)
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I thought it was a pen cap when I saw it found at peace river. I know it’s a vert, but could you please help me learn which animal it came from? The condition is the best I’ve seen.
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I have had this a little while and i know nothing about it other than its from the hellcreek. What is it? It was suggested chompsosaurus.
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Just purchased this partial vertebra. It's described as a dorsal vertebra probably belonging to a Carcharodontosaurid or maybe an Abelisaurid. Location: Taouz, South Morocco Geological Formation: Ifezouane Fm Age: Upper Cretaceous, Cenomanian stage Size: 18cm I know it's probably hard to ID exactly since it's not complete, but any opinions?
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From the album: Grayson/Del Rio Formation
Fish Vertebra, Denton Co. Cenomanian, Cretaceous Jan, 2023-
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While walking though a wash after a heavy monsoon flood, I recently came across this bone sticking halfway out of the sand. I live in southern Arizona and heavy seasonal rains carry tons of debris from the mountaintops, all the way down through the city. I obviously have not cleaned it up, as it still has some fibers stuck to it. It is very weighty and quite large. I'm guessing it's maybe a cow vertebra, but honestly I have no idea. Also, I cannot get over how it resembles a really cute smiling face with spiky hair span widgetspan widget
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Possible Fossilized Vertebra??? Found Yesterday at Otter Crest Beach "Devil's Punchbowl" Oregon
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I found this yesterday beachcombing At Otter crest, just after high tide " King Tides" This Beach is between depoe Bay and Newport Oregon.. I also found 8 agatised gastropods and 2 agatised mollusk's.. but my question is what this belonged to?.. I'm sorry I only had a centimeter or inch to measure with... So I chose the centimeter.. the closest thing I can find online seems to be a Vertebra.. it is completely mineralized and in the light glitters like Crystal. I rock hound quite a bit, but this is out of my privy... Lol can anybody give me more information?- 2 replies
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When I saw a fish hypural for the first time, I didn't think it was real. But, now, these obscure bones are better known. Who here has a fish hypural to show us? Here's one: "The bony structure (often fan-shaped) that chiefly is composed of the expanded, flattened and partially fused hemal spines (ventral extensions of the vertebrae), and that supports the caudal-fin rays in most bony fishes; when counting vertebrae, this composite element is treated as a single vertebra and included in the count. Amia has 10 hypurals, Salmo 7 but in most teleosts the number is reduced or fused into a single structure, a urostyle."
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Here is a vertebra from my small collection. Again, it belonged to a fossil collector here in the UK but I don't know anything other than that. All I've been told is that it is a C2 vertebra but I'd love to know what it belonged to. Many thanks!
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Recently went to Melbourne to go snorkelling for whale and Meg teeth and came home with some not bad specimens and saw some quite large vertebrae
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Found this vertebra today...I think it's a thoracic vertebra. Not sure which one. It's pretty beat up....fragile as heck. Reminds me exactly like the camel (camelid) leg bone I had found that was the same color and was very brittle. Leveled out this has a pretty decent angle. Glad to see the spinous process mostly there but this vertebra is missing probably all the important key identifiers. It's about an inch and a quarter at it's widest on the spinous process...it has a significant groove or notch at the base of it...also there is a facet on the left of where the spinal canal is but I don't see much of where a body would be to it. Seems to be another facet underneath same side. Anyway.. would appreciate your thoughts. Please please please let it not be horse again.
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Hello everyone. There is such a vertebra in my old collection. The label is "Phytosauridae".The information is only:Bull Canyon Formation,New Mexico,USA Is it Phytosauridae ? Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Picked these up at tidmoor point near weymouth convinced they were vertebra under torch light, now I'm thinking they might be stones.. both convex on one side and rough to the touch. Smaller (first) is about 20mm across, larger is about 50mm. Thanks for looking.
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I found this fossilized vertebra in a riverbed in Fannin County (North Texas) while hunting for fossils from the cretaceous period. My understanding is that the concave/convex ends of the vertebra indicate that it is from a mosasaurus, but I am very new to this so I don't have a lot of faith in my ID skills. If it is a mosasaurus bone, is there any way to determine species? I've read that Tylosaurus and Platecarpus are found in the area, but don't know if there are reliably identifiable differences in their vertebrae structures. Is this a mosasaurus vertebra, and if so, is there any way to determine species? Thanks in advance for your help : )
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Pieces that came from area of Pierre shale SD. Tail is 8in. Unknown corn cob looking piece is 4in. 2 small pieces look to be ribs and organic material. All not cleaned. Rest of fish looks to be in the ground but hard to get. What fish might it be and what parts are they? Thanks.
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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I found this vertebra in the Goose Creek area (near Summerville, SC). I thought concave on both ends meant bony fish, but this one doesn't look like other fish verts I've found personally or online. Any ideas? About 17mm at the widest/longest (not sure what you would call it) point. Thank you!
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Hello, I’m new to this group and was hoping for help identifying this find. I found it on a well known fossil beach on the east coast of VA, USA. It looks like a vertebra to me, but this was my first fossil hunting trip and I was expecting to find shark teeth. Any ideas on what this is from? Or if it is really ancient? Thank you for your help!
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My only time out Fossil Hunting in the last 2 months was October 20th.. A great day, very relaxing. The water in the creek was deep and fast, so I did not come up with my usual quantity or quality. That is a Rostral tooth, a Vertebra, and a smattering of small teeth, some colorful. Here is one worth sharing, small and pretty. I imagine micro fossil hunters are used to seeing such treasures. Most just slip thru my screens. What I am attempting to do is ID the Vertebra... It is from a small animal, maybe 50-75 pounds based on size of the Vert. Because of flatness, I think it is likely a caudal vert. From my own knowledge, it is not horse, bison, sloth, gator/croc, not dolphin or manatee. I think I will start by looking at Armadillo tail verts. Possible a member familiar with US Southeast fossil vertebrae will recognize and cut my search short... Thanks for any and all assistance. Jack
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I've found this one yesterday in the Mishash formation (Campanian-maastrichtian). A friend suggested that its a shark vertebra but I never seen one in that shape. Any help would be great. Thanks. Also, I'll put a picture with scale soon. VID_20221117_162227.mp4
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I went to the North Sulphur River twice in October with little luck. The first time was after a rain that I thought would get a big rise but only got about a 1 foot rise. The second time saw about a 5 foot rise but each time the rain did nothing to wash away all the mud. It was easy walking because the river was so low and dry but no gravel bars as they are all covered in mud. I went to two different parts of the river as well as the feeder creeks and it was the same. Here are a few pictures of the little I was able to find: Some worn chunckasaur, petrified wood, pyrite sun (cool but common), a couple xiphactinus fangs, a decent mosasaur jaw piece, a piece of mammoth enamel, and a couple other oddities. 1. Some odd fish bone? 2. Horse Tooth? 3. No Idea. I would say fish fin but it doesn't have the flaky fish texture though. 4. Any idea what age and formation these shiny shells come from in the top left of this picture?