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English Dino/Croc bone


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Hi, I brought this bone from the Bathonian of Oxfordshire. I suspected it was crocodile or dinosaur. It would be nice to hear some opinions on this specimen. 

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Like Troodon said, it’s a bone, but to fragmentary to tell of what animal.

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22 hours ago, Troodon said:

Yep it's a bone :rolleyes:  about all I can say.

 

Although near to impossible, am I right in saying this bone could have have come from a Megalosaurus bucklandi. I was especially interested in this bone because of its Bathonian locality, which is quite hard to find in Oxfordshire. I will contact the seller to see if I can track the precise locality down and will gather as much information as I can on the specimen.

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Highly unlikely but never impossible.  If I understand right its is primarily a marine deposit.   

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3 minutes ago, Troodon said:

Highly unlikely but never impossible.  If I understand right its is primarily a marine deposit.   

Yes, I believe it was a shallow ocean, correct me if I'm wrong. That's was the reason I thought crocodile because I see lots of that material from around that area, but it could just as well be an Ichthyosaur or a Plesiosaur.

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