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James Parks posted a new specimen in the group What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 4 years, 7 months ago
4 years, 7 months ago4 years, 7 months agoJames Parks has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
James Parks posted a new specimen in the group What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 4 years, 7 months ago
James Parks has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
Hi, @james-parks – I am not too familiar with marine vertebrates. You are thinking this may also be a plesiosaur vertebrae? On our web-based platform you can add multiple images of the same specimen very easily – myfossil.org. Would you be able to take another view of the specimen? @jeanette-pirlo may be able to help some with further IDing. Talk to you soon, Jen
Thanks Jen! I’ve actually never seen a plesiosaur vert and have no way of distinguishing it other than looking online. I can say though that it doesn’t look whale-like so we can eliminate that option. Also the texture of the bone looks a bit turtley so I’d be game to say this is of a reptile. Depending on where it was found, it could better inform the age of the rock the type of species you’d get from there!
Thanks for adding another photo @james-parks. I’ll try tagging in a few others and see what they say @vperez @smoran
@rnarducci
Unfortunately, I don’t there is much I can add here. Locality could help narrow it down, but verts can be difficult to ID.
You must send these to Dr. David Schwimmer at Columbus state! Plesiosaur fossils are quite rare from the Blufftown Formation. That is a great specimen! I’m jealous lol.
@cameron-muskelly thanks man! I’ll send them to him along with info of where I found them.
@jbauer thanks a bunch! I’m learning lol