Mochaccino Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Hello, This fossil was unlabeled but I'm guessing they're something along the lines of an Icthyosaur communis jaw from Lyme Regis UK? Are they genuine or perhaps a replica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Looks real 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mochaccino Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 50 minutes ago, Welsh Wizard said: Looks real Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I'd agree. Looks real, and indeed probably Ichthyosaurus communis from the Lyme Bay area, quite nicely prepared too. Might even be the same piece I saw for sale a couple of years back. Very nice! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I agree, looks real. Nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mochaccino Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 hours ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: I'd agree. Looks real, and indeed probably Ichthyosaurus communis from the Lyme Bay area, quite nicely prepared too. Might even be the same piece I saw for sale a couple of years back. Very nice! 2 hours ago, jpc said: I agree, looks real. Nice one. Thank you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 This is a great piece, you can see a lot of details especially on the teeth! Would certainly like to have this in my collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Pliosaur said: This is a great piece, you can see a lot of details especially on the teeth! Would certainly like to have this in my collection I had my eye on this piece when it was for sale a few years back, but couldn't afford it/didn't prioritize it back then. But it's indeed an amazing piece. So much detail on the teeth and beautiful symphysis - which is unusual to find in an ichthyosaur jaw section, as there are many more sections where the jaws are simply already conjoined. 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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