carlos040786 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Went to lyme regis first time fossil hinting today and found this. Would love to know what it is. It was found on east cliff. Particularly interested in what the smooth bits on each side are and also the four holes underneath. I'm guessing they interacted with other bones. Appreciate any help given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Looks like a land mammal distal femur. Probably not fossilized if found in Lyme Regis as Lyme regis is marine mesozoic, if I'm not mistaken, before any large land mammals existed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 yup, modernish mammal distal tibia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advantage Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, fossilus said: Looks like a land mammal distal femur. Probably not fossilized if found in Lyme Regis as Lyme regis is marine mesozoic, if I'm not mistaken, before any large land mammals existed. Yes and often modern bones are found from time to time at this locality as they have come landslips containing modern rubbish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlos040786 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 Ah rubbish. That means the wife was right. Ah well i will hunt harder next time. That's all we found. Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advantage Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Wives are always right... But dont give up you should be able to find Ammonite sections and Belemnites at Lyme or Charmouth. Look amongst the shingle on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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