Tjapaltjarri Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I was clearing out behind the garage and found a bag of rocks collected by my kids back in 1992 at the Eastern end of Broadford Bay beach back in 1992. One of these caught my attention. With a bit of imagination I believe I can see the crack of a metaphyseal plate, tendon grooves, a cancellous bone/cortical bone junction and "crows feet" areas of attachment of ligamenmts, a spur that looks like an ulnar styloid and also broken off epicondyles. I know parts of an immature T. rex were found at this locality in the 1980's but does anyone have any idea what this bone might be - if it is a fossil bone. Many thanks, Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hi Howard, I'm afraid it's not a bone but a piece of ammonite - convolutions in the chamber walls are making the processes (e.g. pic 4) and a suture line is clear in the last pic. Bits like this can be very deceptive! Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjapaltjarri Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hi Howard, I'm afraid it's not a bone but a piece of ammonite - convolutions in the chamber walls are making the processes (e.g. pic 4) and a suture line is clear in the last pic. Bits like this can be very deceptive! Wonderful ! - I like Ammonites and have a number of these from Skye but none like this. Many thanks for the help. Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Glad you're pleased . Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjapaltjarri Posted June 3, 2011 Author Share Posted June 3, 2011 Glad you're pleased . Hedgehogs and scrubbing brushes spring to mind - should have seen the similarity of my "crows feet" to sutures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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