Zarafasaura oceanis (=Plesiosaurus mauritanicus) vertebra?

[Psittacosaur9]

Hello everyone!

Final thread for today. I'm going to start posting fossils individually, to gain more traction on the forum. I'll post a few fossils I am worried are fake or composite today, then repost any fossils I have yet to receive identification for with higher-quality images in about a week.

 

Anyways, I purchased this Zarafasaura oceanis verterbra, which was labelled as 'Plesiosaurus mauritanicus', from a museum reasonably cheaply. It looks and feels real to me, but I feel a bit paranoid and would like a second opinion. Do others on the forum think that the verterbra is real?

 

 

Thanks for all the help!

Edited October 8, 2023 by Psittacosaur9
Mispelled 'Zarafasaura' as 'Zafarasaura'

[Paleoworld-101]

Yep this looks real. These are relatively common, and are readily exported along with lots of other Moroccan fossils, so it would be more trouble than its worth to fake isolated bones like this. 

 

By the way, the correct spelling is Zarafasaura oceanis.

[Psittacosaur9]

46 minutes ago, Paleoworld-101 said:

Yep this looks real. These are relatively common, and are readily exported along with lots of other Moroccan fossils, so it would be more trouble than its worth to fake isolated bones like this. 

 

By the way, the correct spelling is Zarafasaura oceanis.

Ok, thanks for the information. Also, I'll correct the spelling now, so thanks for pointing that out.