Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 So recently I got to go back to the Isle of Wight for a few days and not be bound to an area of study. Since this was more of a break I choose different areas I hadn't been fortunate to visit yet. I found numerous finds of which a few I'm unsure about. If anyone could assist that would be great. All finds are from the Wealden Group this is a early Cretaceous era deposit. 1) This was from yaverland and pulled directly from the cliff face where only the small section was exposed. It is about 5cm long and 3 Cm wide at its widest. It appears to resemble the shape of bone and in some places a porous structure can be seen. It has a shiny metallic appearance and my first though was that it may not be a fossils but not entirely sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 2) The second also comes from Yaverland and is from the Vectis formation of the Wealden and comes from the Shell beds. It is a Shark tooth which is approximately 2cm long and 1 cm wide. Looking at the Literature I was wandering if it could belong to the Family of Polyacrodontidae. Two species are found here P.Parvidens And P.Brevicostatus. (I have more pictures if required but can't upload as they are too big apparently) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 3) This item was found at Brook bay with some of the Dinosaur footprints and rolled pieces of bone. I believe it to be a rolled bit of Crocodile Scute from the Cretaceous but am not sure if you can ID from small section like this as of now Crocodyiloform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 4) Also from Yaverland and from the same location as the Shark tooth but a lower horizon with no shell material. This item was carbonized but upon finding it quickly disintegrated leaving a marking of itself. My guess would be some kind of Fossil seed or fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 5) These are from Whales chine and fell from a higher level then visible at cliff base. They are from the lower Greensand formation and my guess would be a form of Cheloniceras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 6) This specimen was found in the Vectis formation of Yaverland and was in the same bed and horizon as the shark tooth. It quite small no larger than half a CM. It looks similar to some of the lizard teeth in the Wealden book but I'm thinking it may be a fish tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I cant help you to determine them ... but your finds are great ! I love the various teeth ! Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 38 minutes ago, belemniten said: I cant help you to determine them ... but your finds are great ! I love the various teeth ! Many thanks for your kind words Belemniten. I've found a significant amount of teeth from the Isle of Wight in all kinds of shape and sizes but no dinosaur yet :/ still theirs always next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gms Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Looking at the general shape of your 1st hybodontid selachian tooth, I would rather say that it belongs to an Acrodus. Nice micro fossils from the Isle of Wight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Yarvaland? Do you mean Yaverland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 8 minutes ago, jpc said: Yarvaland? Do you mean Yaverland? Yes I do :/ ops 11 minutes ago, gms said: Looking at the general shape of your 1st hybodontid selachian tooth, I would rather say that it belongs to an Acrodus. Nice micro fossils from the Isle of Wight Interesting I'll have a look in the book of Wealden fossils and see what I can see about Acrodus. Thanks you for your input and your kind words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Nice finds! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 11 hours ago, ynot said: Nice finds! Tony Thanks Tony for your kinds words. GK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 So I've returned to the island again and this time visited Compton bay, the area is Cretaceous in age and comprised of the Wessex fm. After finding many small bits of bone and looking at the amazing dinosaur foot casts we came across these two pieces on the foreshore. The first is long and thin and contains indentation which appear to be sockets?. I was wandering if it was possibly a little bit of weathered jaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Goldkaiser Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 I should also mention this peice is approximately 6 CM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkaiser Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 The second peice also appears to be more recent out of the cliffs it's a bit of bone but what part I'm unsure of and have no idea what it may have come from I was originally thinking it may be part of a vertebra but have since changed my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Runner64 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 12/14/2016 at 9:28 AM, Goldkaiser said: 3) This item was found at Brook bay with some of the Dinosaur footprints and rolled pieces of bone. I believe it to be a rolled bit of Crocodile Scute from the Cretaceous but am not sure if you can ID from small section like this as of now Crocodyiloform. I agree, I believe that this item is a crocodile scute as well. I can't help with your other items thought, hope you are able to find what you are looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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