bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Dec 1, 2012 21:39:48 GMT -5
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shermlock
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Post by shermlock on Dec 1, 2012 21:44:52 GMT -5
That is beyond awesome!!! Scott
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Dec 1, 2012 22:15:53 GMT -5
Yes, the green is the hardest to come by when it comes to the dino bone. You rarely see green like this.
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Dec 1, 2012 22:35:37 GMT -5
Wow that is fine fine fine...John
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 2, 2012 13:24:28 GMT -5
Beautiful Piece! Are you sure it's Vertebrae? It doesn't have the peacock feathery fan pattern you usually see in vertebrae. steve
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 2, 2012 15:15:19 GMT -5
Superb specimen!
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Dec 2, 2012 16:42:26 GMT -5
It was sold to me as a vert and Ive showed it to gembone experts and they never mentioned it not being a vert. It came from Scott(Escalante Rock Shop). Scotts polishing guy offered it him and the same day he sold it to me. He said it was the best vert that has came through his shop. It just recently was cut and polished and its at least 40 years old. Im no expert, still learning, but from what I gather is the peacock style verts are from meat eaters like a theropod and the verts have an arched top. The bigger plant eaters, like a sauropod have a round vert. I think this one actually had a spinal chord that would of been attached where the yellow area is. Like I said im no expert and I would like to hear other opinions if you have one.
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Post by Pat on Dec 2, 2012 16:53:03 GMT -5
WOW! Lovely piece.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Dec 3, 2012 8:04:13 GMT -5
Wow! Nice piece & color!
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Post by Toad on Dec 3, 2012 9:00:40 GMT -5
Awesome!!! Love the colors, and solid as hell.
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Post by johnjsgems on Dec 3, 2012 9:46:26 GMT -5
Beautiful! I think it has to be older than 40 years though. Like by at least 60 million years. Although I'm only 62 and often called a dinosaur.
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Post by itsandbits on Dec 3, 2012 10:03:52 GMT -5
Beautiful! I think it has to be older than 40 years though. Like by at least 60 million years. Although I'm only 62 and often called a dinosaur. ;D ;D I've never seen one that colour; you're not going to cut it up at all are you?
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Dec 3, 2012 10:24:17 GMT -5
Beautiful! I think it has to be older than 40 years though. Like by at least 60 million years. Although I'm only 62 and often called a dinosaur. Should of worded that better. Collected at least 40 years ago and it was recently cut and polished. I would never do that to this one. A few people I know would shun me.lol
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Minnesota Daniel
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Dec 3, 2012 22:36:18 GMT -5
That's incredible!
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 4, 2012 20:16:11 GMT -5
Very nice dino piece, bhiatt! How large is it and wondered if you knew which dinosaur it came from?
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Dec 4, 2012 23:00:19 GMT -5
the widest part is 4 3/4" and the length is 3 1/4. Weighs 5.2 pds. Its a nice size one. Dont know what size but someone told me it was from a big leaf eater type because of the shape. Dont know much about it other than what others say.
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 4, 2012 23:07:38 GMT -5
Sounds like it came from a pretty big fella, bhiatt. Hope you have it on display!!
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 5, 2012 11:44:33 GMT -5
Freakin' awesome piece of dino bone!!! Doesn't look like a "Vert" to me...But still cool in any words!
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bhiatt
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Post by bhiatt on Dec 5, 2012 12:33:22 GMT -5
It was a vert cut in half. Most likely the tail section of a big plant eater that swung its tail for protection. The big plant eaters had these big tail verts because that was their only means of protection from the meat eaters. The vert had to be big and strong. There is a piece missing. It wasnt always totallly round looking. You can tell if you have it in hand that something was attached and had snapped off. I dont think i ever seen the very end of a leg bone with a totally rounded shape and it definately couldnt of been cut from the middle of a leg bone because there is a rough end. Not all dino bone verts are shaped the same and the cell structures are different between every single dinosaur. Here is another vert that has the same shape that has been cut in half. This one belongs to the same guy, Mark Buford that confirmed the green one is a vert. I have only half of the vert that was cut up originally.
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Post by beefjello on Dec 6, 2012 8:25:16 GMT -5
That's a beautiful piece!! Thanks for the info on the differences between therapod and sauropod vertebrae, I had no idea.
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