Unidentified Moroccan vertebra

[leonardovaller]

I'm still looking for opinions about this 12 cms (nearly 5 inches) vertebra. All I know is that it comes from Morocco, but I’m not sure if it’s from a mammal or a reptile. The inside is mineralized with what looks like calcite or quartz, kind of like large salt grains. The outside has more of a bone-like appearance. It seems like it was once covered in plaster, probably for protection.

 

It appears to have remnants of missing apophyses.

 

Thank you.

[rocket]

interesting one, do you know if it is KemKem or Atlas Mountain?

Looks like a caudal vertebrae, Dinosaur, not mammal

[leonardovaller]

18 hours ago, rocket said:

interesting one, do you know if it is KemKem or Atlas Mountain?

Looks like a caudal vertebrae, Dinosaur, not mammal

My supplier said it’s a Spinosaurus from Kem Kem, but I’m always a bit skeptical about that stuff.

[rocket]

Spinosaur might fit. Always not easy when a vertebrae is not complete. So, most of them look "similar".

But, if the supplier says Kem Kem Spinosaurus should be a fitting candidate