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It is a Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus caudal vertebrae ?


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Hi all again, someone send me today these photos. Could someone confirm to me that this bone is a Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus caudal vertebrae?

Sizes are visible from photos.

I don't know from what bed formation it was find.

Thank you very much.

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Surely I'm wrong, but if it weren't so thin I'd say it looks remotely like the vertebrae of a Sauropod. It doesn't look like a spinosaurus tail vertebra to me. What do you think?

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It does not belong to a Spinosaurid.  Possibly a Titanosaurid but we have little to compare against.    Vertebrae(plural) Vertebra (singular)

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1 hour ago, Troodon said:

Vertebrae(plural) Vertebra (singular)

Answered what I thought was an either/or thing!

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  • 4 weeks later...

That would be an axis so neck bone pretty close to the head it is part of the atlas-axis complex where the head attaches to the neck. Based on the size it a dinosaur a croc would be different, if it was a sauropod it would be bulkier i would put my money on a big theropod. I wanna say it is a spinosaurid but i couldn't find a good picture of the neotype axis to compare it to. I would suggest you ask someone more informed.

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