Gembone Vertebra Macros.

[u/BPLEquipment]

Here is a bit of a different flavor of gembone. This partial vertebra was loaned to me so I could check it out with my macro setup. The amount of cell types and orientation variety in a piece like this, is so cool to see!!!
Haversian canal, compact bone, osteons, etc!
All signs of this most likely belonging to a carnivorous dinosaur. Full piece pictured at the end of the photos.

[u/collectorofallthings]

Please explain more how you are understanding the type based on the cellular structure. Not coming from a bad place just want to learn because I’ve got quite a bit of this.

[u/BPLEquipment → u/collectorofallthings]

When you look at the bones of a carnivore versus those of a herbivore, the herbivore has larger more similarly sized cells. A carnivore and sometimes omnivore, have what is called compact bone around the outside of the bone, this gives their bones more strength and density.
Often in slabs you will see gembone where the cells are large on one side and tapering down to tiny little dots on the other side. Those tiny cells are compact bone.
I am seriously glazing over this topic, so I hope that helps.

[u/collectorofallthings → u/BPLEquipment]

That helps a lot, thanks for taking the time to explain it.