Gully.moy Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 I found this a while back near Nodes Point (North Wight). It's hard like glass on the outside so quite sure it's fossilised. It's got an interesting curve to it. Someone suggested it could be turtle and as it happens, I've found turtle shell nearby on a different occasion, but very similar colour. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Turtle for sure. Maybe femur or humerus 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Let me offer another option. The photos/illustration shown below are ribs from the Choristodera clade of Champosaurus from the late cretaceous Hell Creek Formation. Choristodera species are known from the Paleocene of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I think the curvature and thickness go in the direction of the turtle http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) For comparison, terrestrial turtle humerus. Edited June 25, 2021 by Lone Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully.moy Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Wow, thanks guys. I've heard that we do get crocodile-like fossils in North Wight, but was going to say that my specimen does look significantly chunkier than the illustrations for Choristodera. I guess other crocodile-like taxa might still be a possibility? But yes, turtle seems more likely. I'm pleased with that! By the way, would you agree that the shell fragments are turtle? How would I differentiate crocodile or crocodile-like scutes from turtle? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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