New Members SupraTT6s Posted January 22, 2013 New Members Share Posted January 22, 2013 I needed more expert help since I have no training or experience in this area. This is listed as authentic but for the price, I wanted more advice! Your help is greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) Hmmm. I would do the hot needle test. Should not affect bone. Even if the mojority of this specimen is bone, there may be restored parts. Have you tried a UV light. I am sure some of the folks on the forum will have some great suggestions. Just noticed this may not be in your possession yet. Just from the photos, looks pretty good to me. Edited January 22, 2013 by DeloiVarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Blu-tack seems a bad idea; won't the oils stain the fossil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members SupraTT6s Posted January 22, 2013 Author New Members Share Posted January 22, 2013 It's not in my possession so I'm hoping some fossil experts can chime in and help lead me in the right direction. I know site unseen is pretty difficult do I'm looking for a strong educated guess since I won't have to the physical possession until I buy it. Thank you again everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 It looks to my eye as if there have been substantial restorations to the piece. I think I can see areas that have been repaired with putty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 not sure about restoration, but if that is blue-tack.. yuck. yes it wil likely stain the bones oily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The tip of the claw looks like it may have been restored to me. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 The tip of the claw looks like it may have been restored to me. I agree, but I think that it extends along the top. The blu-tack should probably be a red flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opisthotriton Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Well, it's a composite specimen. The first two phalanges are from digit 2 of a dromaeosaur foot, but that's not a digit 2 claw. Frankly I'm not sure what claw it is, the shape is just not quite right for a dromaeosaur. The flexor tubercle at its base is pretty small and smooth/continuous with the bottom of the claw, the curvature is bizarre, and the claw is too wide (a dromaeosaur foot claw should taper more). If the claw is real, and not carved from some other bone, then it would have to be from something else, oviraptor, ornithomimid, etc, but I'm not finding a match with any of them. When I say "dromaeosaur", I mean the whole group of small Deinonychus-like theropods (Saurornitholestes, Troodon, etc) not just Dromaeosaurus itself. Also, if this fossil really is from Alberta, know that it is illegal to remove vertebrate fossils from Alberta, and it is also illegal to sell vertebrate fossils found in Alberta. http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/research/fossils_law.htm http://www.gprc.ab.ca/departments/sasu/palaeo/fossil-collecting.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Sounds like this could be the poster child for why vertebrate collection is frowned upon. I can imagine a unique discovery just under the surface missing the sign of it's presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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