My Oddbins corkscrew resembles a titanosaur femur
December 19, 2020
These things just catch my eye, I can’t help it.
Left: Oddbins corkscrew, circa 1997. Right: left femur of Patagotitan mayorum, circa 100,000,000 BC.
Note that the corkscrew features a distinct medially directed femoral head, the bulge in the lateral margin of the proximal portion that is characteristic of titanosaurs, and a straight shaft. OK, it’s missing tibial and fibular condyles at the distant end, but you can’t have everything.
Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week 
December 20, 2020 at 12:52 am
I don’t suppose anybody thought to check for a giant fossilised corkscrew during the excavation?
December 20, 2020 at 4:28 pm
Stinkin’ appendicular elements!
December 24, 2020 at 7:40 pm
(duck joke, incoming)
comparison with modern dinosaurs, such as ducks, suggests that if sauropods had corkscrews, they would be highly unlikely to be preserved in the fossil record.
December 28, 2020 at 12:06 am
“Distal condyles prepared away”.
December 28, 2020 at 9:09 am
Exactly!