JarrodB Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) Mosasaur vertebrae found today at NSR. Edited September 30, 2015 by JarrodB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Very nice find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 You'll need more images of your vertebra find to assist with an ID. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) More pics Edited September 30, 2015 by JarrodB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) Edited September 30, 2015 by JarrodB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnJ Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'm having a hard time making this a mosasaur vertebra. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Still a nice find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 I'm only assuming Mosasaur because Mick Tune who has one of the largest collections from NSR that I know of including numerous verts from both species identified it as Mosasaur today. I appreciate all feedback. Thanks I'm having a hard time making this a mosasaur vertebra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Looks like fish to me... At first glance it looks like it has the form of a vertebra, but bone texture looks fishy. Be fun to see what others think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Looks like fish to me... At first glance it looks like it has the form of a vertebra, but bone texture looks fishy. Be fun to see what others think. Yes, the bone around is very dark black. It's big whatever it was lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 (edited) Jerrod, I found parts of a Tylosaurus, approx 13 verts along with other scattered jaw pieces and bones that some of the vert had gone through a lot of crush while others were normal. I believe yours is a crushed Mos. vert where the ball end has been eroded or snapped off. I have some other examples (worse) but they are in the black hole of moving boxes but dug through one and found this example wasn't what I was looking for but will have to do Tom A black hole packing box contents Crushed vert One of the pretty good ones Edited September 30, 2015 by Foshunter 1 Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Jerrod, I found parts of a Tylosaurus, approx 13 verts along with other scattered jaw pieces and bones that some of the vert had gone through a lot of crush while others were normal. I believe this a crushed Mos. vert where the ball end has been eroded or snapped off. I have some other examples (worse) but they are in the black hole of moving boxes but dug through one and found this example wasn't what I was looking for but will have to do Tom 002.JPG A black hole packing box contents 004.JPG 003.JPG 005.JPG 006.JPG 008.JPG Crushed vert 003 (8).JPG One of the pretty good ones Great finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Jerrod, I found parts of a Tylosaurus, approx 13 verts along with other scattered jaw pieces and bones that some of the vert had gone through a lot of crush while others were normal. I believe yours is a crushed Mos. vert where the ball end has been eroded or snapped off. I have some other examples (worse) but they are in the black hole of moving boxes but dug through one and found this example wasn't what I was looking for but will have to do Tom 002.JPG A black hole packing box contents 004.JPG 003.JPG 005.JPG 006.JPG 008.JPG Crushed vert 003 (8).JPG One of the pretty good ones Was that all found at NSR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Was that all found at NSR? Yes, they all came from a feeder creek that flows into the Sulphur. I believe your find is a crushed Mos. vert, maybe from the same Mos. that I have part of. The creek is in the western portion of the Sulphur in the area you hunt. Tom 1 Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Yes, they all came from a feeder creek that flows into the Sulphur. I believe your find is a crushed Mos. vert, maybe from the same Mos. that I have part of. The creek is in the western portion of the Sulphur in the area you hunt. Tom I was hunting a couple of creeks in the same area. Could be. lol. We need to hookup and go together sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm having a hard time making this a mosasaur vertebra. Looks like fish to me... At first glance it looks like it has the form of a vertebra, but bone texture looks fishy. Be fun to see what others think. I've seen crushed mosasaur vertebrae like Tom has mentioned. However, I'm fairly sure that Jarrod's find is not mosasaur. It has different structural characteristics than a crushed mosasaur vertebra. There are large matrix filled voids and a different bone texture. This looks more like a large, broken fish vertebra. I think I have the orientation matched in this composite image. Based on the images, I don't think it's mosasaur. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 And it doesn't appear to be crushed... I have a pic somewhere of a fish head and this is very similar in details. Haven't found it yet though. It may be the base of a fish skull the way it is broken. There are many voids in those and are not as well documented. Let's all keep in mind that I am not expert in this field, so much as I am just interested. lol If you are dead set on it being mosasaur, then it will not bother me, but my friend was told he had a Plesiosaur skull for years. Took one look at it and never knew how that opinion could be drawn. Had it checked with someone reputable and quickly confirmed fish. It looked nothing like what folks called it. I do think it is very interesting though. I went to the river last weekend and found 3 mosasaur verts and a small jaw section. Found another piece to the Globidens to add to that collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm going Friday morning if anyone would like to meet up. I'm starting off hunting a large feeder creek and working my way to hunt the river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm thinking it might be the back of a large fish braincase too. The only thing causing me to hesitate is that the bone texture isn't quite "fishy".... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) After looking at the pic's that JohnJ posted I no longer think this is Mos. vert. What it is ?????? Interesting Tom Edited October 1, 2015 by Foshunter 2 Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 It is very different from my other vertebrae. Whatever it was it was big. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I have a lot of plastron pieces found in the Sulphur from Protostega turtle, could this be a vert from it????? Tom 1 Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 I have a lot of plastron pieces found in the Sulphur from Protostega turtle, could this be a vert from it????? Tom Very could be. I can't seem to find any good examples online to compare it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) I thought it was Mosasaur at first but I'm not so sure now. Edited October 1, 2015 by JarrodB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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