Norki Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 Hello, This is probably a long shot, especially because the ends are broken off, but I was wondering if someone could have a go at IDing this very small theropod claw from the Dinosaur Park Formation. I figured that the relative thickness above and below the blood groove might be diagnostic, but I know how hard these can be to ID at the best of times. After consulting this thread, my best guess so far is that it comes from a troodontid, but I'm skeptical about this simply because of how rare they are. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 @Troodon @Runner64 @hxmendoza A view of the cross section would be helpful in the ID. Seems to be a maniraptoran of some kind, my first guess would be Caenagnathid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 @Troodon @jpc @LordTrilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norki Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, PaleoNoel said: A view of the cross section would be helpful in the ID. Sorry about the bad quality, tricky to get a good photo of something so small. Anyway, as you can see it's more or less hollow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I would be happy calling it "small theropod claw". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Unfortunately with a small portion of a partial claw like this I’m not sure you’ll be able to narrow down to a genus. Most diagnostic features are found on the proximal end. I agree with @jpc, theropod indet. will be your best name for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Seems like a theropod claw yea. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxmendoza Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 The pictures don’t really help with identifying this claw. Could be Troodontid, could be Oviraptorosaur. Hard to tell without having it in hand to look at it hard and closely. But it does appear to be a remnant foot claw. Theropoda sp. indet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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