Notidanodon Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Emilhg said: Can this be a Scute? Found in the clay, with the "spikes" laying down!!? It’s concrete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Sorry, not a scute Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 A brief description of the difference between scutes and osteoderms by paleontologist David Hone https://archosaurmusings.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/scutes-and-osteoderms/ Osteoderms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 D. bellus: P. leiseyi: Most likely P. leiseyi imbricating bands, but possibly from an as of yet unidentified species: 4 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Here are a couple of holmesina osteoderms I've found. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Pathology: 1 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikrogeophagus Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Not the craziest thing to find, but it's a favorite in my collection. A croc osteoderm I found on my first adventure in the Brazos Pleistocene: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 'Gator pathological osteoderm: 1 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AranHao Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) Can this be a ankylosaurus scute? This is an old collection given to me by a friend. The only information I know is that it comes from New Mexico. sorry, no fm no county... Thank you for help! Edited October 21, 2022 by AranHao add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, AranHao said: Can this be a ankylosaurus scute? This is an old collection given to me by a friend. The only information I know is that it comes from New Mexico. sorry, no fm no county... Thank you for help! Its an osteoderm not a scute. Did your friend provide you with a formation where it was found? Are you sure its NM since Ankylosaurid material from there is quite scarce. Ankylosaurus is known from the Hell Creek/Lance formations of Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. Preservation matches those deposits. If its indeed NM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AranHao Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Troodon said: Its an osteoderm not a scute. Did your friend provide you with a formation where it was found? Are you sure its NM since Ankylosaurid material from there is quite scarce. Ankylosaurus is known from the Hell Creek/Lance formations of Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas. Preservation matches those deposits. If its indeed NM I'm very grateful for your help. I asked my friend again, and he confirmed that this was a Nodosauridae from NM, but because the label was lost, the FM and county could not be known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uller6 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 (edited) I have a nice crocodilian osteoderm from the Severn formation of Maryland just outside Washington, DC. Or, is this a scute? Edited September 5 by uller6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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