DE&i Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone , I found this fish bone in Bouldnor on the Isle of Wight would anyone know where on the animals body it would be found. The geology of Bouldnor is Palaeogene (Oligocene epoch) this piece presented itself to me while scouring through some pebbles on the foreshore. I also found some turtle pieces, a fish vertebra and a crocodile scute and some unknowns …..the stretch of coast I found them in is constantly changing, meaning a recently poor collecting area may become productive soon after. Would anyone have any further information on these types of finds? Regards, Darren. p.s. thanks again Aidie that was a great couple of hours. Edited August 28, 2013 by D&E Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Heres some more photos, Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) And some more, Edited August 28, 2013 by D&E Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Nice finds Darren, look at this website for some IDs - http://www.dmap.co.uk/fossils/ Regards, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Last 1, Edited August 28, 2013 by D&E Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Your first fossil looks more like reptile than fish to me, maybe a crocodile vertebra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks Thomas, I should be able to I.D.most of finds from that link...im now pretty sure the first picture is a crocodile vertebra. Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 And many of them are turtle shell fragments, both carapace and plastron. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 And many of them are turtle shell fragments, both carapace and plastron. Thank you very much...do you think Unknown i.d. 2 and Unknown i.d. 2 a could be mammal . Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 the first bone is indeed a croc vert... concave on one end, convex on the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thank you very much...do you think Unknown i.d. 2 and Unknown i.d. 2 a could be mammal . Regards, Darren. Not sure which pix you are talking about here, but the last photo looks like a soft-shelled turtle scute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Not sure which pix you are talking about here, but the last photo looks like a soft-shelled turtle scute. Thank you for the positive i.d. on the crocodile vertebra due to its size would it perhaps have been a juvenile...also these are the photos i was referring to. 1. 2. Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 You've posted so many photos, I don't know which are which. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 You've posted so many photos, I don't know which are which. Sorry about that just got carried away. Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Post the two you are asking about in response to this post and I'll take a closer look! The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Post the two you are asking about in response to this post and I'll take a closer look! Thanks again its just one piece with two different views. Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Darren The first vert looks like turtle to me Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 The first vert ( from opening post) is definitely croc. Very common finds across the ages in North American deposits. Nice croc scute in the second set. It's surprising it is in such good condition. It must have been only recently exposed to the elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Darren, thanks for re-posting the one you wanted to ask about - that helps a lot! That one is going to remain unidentified. It is a small fragment of a mammal long bone which is greatly water worn. It could be anything from sheep/goat size up to horse sized. Rich The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Darren, in your very first picture, you show the ventral (bottom) side of a vertebra. Can you take a picture ofthe opposite side, the side it is resting on in that first pic? It is mightly small to be a crocodilian, but a picture of the other side may tell the story. Thanks. Rich The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Heres two more photos of this intriguing bone hope it helps . Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 It looks more turtle to me than it does croc. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adie_uk Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 good seeing the finds!, if its croc its a tail vert (get smaller as they get to the tip of the tail) where is the big turtle shell??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) good seeing the finds!, if its croc its a tail vert (get smaller as they get to the tip of the tail) where is the big turtle shell??? Hi Aidie, I forgot about that piece here it is ..... Ive been comparing it with this example (Freshwater trionychid turtle plastron - fragment of hyoplastron?) Also this is the example ive been using to i.d. the croc vert or turtle vert ? Regards, Darren. Edited August 30, 2013 by D&E Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 What size is that large turtle shell fragment Darren? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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