DinoFossilsUK Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Looking for a little help identifying some Hell Creek dinosaur vertebrae. When I purchased these they were described as Struthiomimus and Dromaeosaur, but I don't think those ID's are correct. I think I know what most of them are (the dinosaur anatomy 101 post by @troodon was very helpful), but I'm still unsure on a few. I also thought posting this might help others when it comes to identifying hell creek verts. So I think these 8 are Thescelosaurus caudal verts. They're all fairly chunky and most have a well defined ridge in the middle of the centrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DinoFossilsUK Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 I thought this one might be Struthiomimus as it's quite compressed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DinoFossilsUK Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Then finally there's these two. I haven't a clue what these are, but my best guess is Dromaeosaur or Tyrannosaur? I wouldn't be surprised if I've got every one wrong of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LordTrilobite Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 All of these look like distal caudal vertebrae. Some reference for T. rex Some reference for Dromaeosaurids. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Think most of them are Thescelosaurus with a few Struthiomimus. The ones with the ridge in the middle of the centrum are Thescelosaurus. this one looks Struthie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoFossilsUK Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Thank you for those references! Based on those, I'm pretty sure the right hand vert in the last few pics is a Dromaeosaur vertebra. Still have no idea what the left hand one is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoFossilsUK Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 Awesome, thank you Troodon! That clears up what that last remaining vert might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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