TXV24 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hi, I'm Theo I'm new to the forum (I'll properly introduce myself on the introductions pages) and I've been collecting from the Oligocene beds on the north east coast of the Isle Of Wight for some years now. Yesterday afternoon whist collecting on the coast at Hamstead I came across this bone on the foreshore. I can tell it's a calcaneus bone and my initial thought was a mammal but I'm not sure. (I also stumbled upon some quite nice Bothriodon? incisors). Any help in identifying the calcaneus would be much appreciated. Thanks, Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Can You post pictures from other angles. Both ends and the other sides will help to id it. 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...
TXV24 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Hi, Thanks for the quick reply! Here's the other views of the bone (I may have to post in more than one post due to size limit): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Your bone looks badly worn and may not be identifiable, but wait for others to comment. 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...
Harry Pristis Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 The bone appears to be a calcaneum, but too many diagnostic features are missing to confidently identify it further. "Calcaneus" is usually used to refer to the human heel bone. "Calcaneum" is the Latin generic large tarsal in vertebrates. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I have one from there too. I will try to compare mine to yours. Mine was IDed buy a local expert, so if they are similar, we might have answer. But it is at home. I am at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXV24 Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Thank you all for your help, yes the bone is quite heavily worn and only a part of the full calcaneum (I've learnt the proper name now aha!) so I'm not surprised it's not very identifiable aha! It'll be really interesting to see if it matches with your find though jpc as that would definitely help point in the right direction if it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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