NSRhunter Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Hi everyone, while fossil hunting in the Sulphur about a week ago I started wondering what is the max size for a mosasaur vert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 in not that sure, but i saw a picture of a mosasaur cheveron, and it said it was pretty big, the size was a foot or so. Also, average mosasaurs are 20-45 feet, and larger averages are 40-50 feet, and the largest dscovered was 58 feet or so, so maybe you can calculate that..... If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'm not your go to on mosasaurs. But I have seen some large ones online before. I will be attending Tucson and I'll see if I can find a nice big one and post a picture of it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) It would depend entirely on which species. Now the Sulphur river material... I personally have not seen anything larger than two fists together. Jess B. Edited March 11, 2015 by bone2stone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSRhunter Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 It would depend entirely on which species. Now the Sulphur river material... I personally have not seen anything larger than two fists together. Jess B. Wow two fists together? That's massive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam28 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wow two fists together? That's massive! Agreed. I thought mine from north sulphur was big (about 1 fist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I've seen some huge ones. The largest I've found is the top left one in the attached pic. It's worn but you can still see how huge it is compared to all the other normal size verts in the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I'm not familiar with Mosasaur material from your area. However, 'in general' smaller vertebrae of most vertebrates tend to preserve better than larger specimens. The larger the specimen, more likely it is to fracture when deposited...then erode over time, etc. This also creates a collecting bias. A distinct whole shape is more likely to catch our attention than an incomplete 'chunk'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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