Omnomosaurus Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Hi everyone, I've found a fossil for sale that is apparently from a Polacanthus. It was found in Brighstone on the Isle of Wight, UK. I can't see any defining features in the bone to narrow down what it could be from - would any of you fine folk be able to ID what creature this came from (and out of curiosity, how you can tell from such an isolated piece)? Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I'm not sure they can tell. Just guessing from what types of dinosaur are known from this location. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Bone fragments like this are hard enough trying to pinpoint which bone it is and putting a genus name on it is spectacular. Nodosaur bones are typically more rugose/gnarly than other herbivores so that possibly why and its the only described one from IOW. The other thought is that it might be a fragment from a larger deposit of bones that was identified as a Polacanthus. Nothing diagnostic about this piece and there are other herbivores at that locality that it might belong to. Locals may know more? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnomosaurus Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 11 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I'm not sure they can tell. Just guessing from what types of dinosaur are known from this location. 2 minutes ago, Troodon said: Bone fragments like this are hard enough trying to pinpoint which bone it is and putting a genus name on it is spectacular. Nodosaur bones are typically more rugose/gnarly than other herbivores so that possibly why and its the only described one from IOW. The other thought is that it might be a fragment from a larger deposit of bones that was identified as a Polacanthus. Nothing diagnostic about this piece and there are other herbivores at that locality that it might belong to. Locals may know more? Thanks guys! I had a feeling it was probably guess work (then again, I'm far from an expert at identifying anything haha). It's for sale from a local fossil dealer on the IoW, so they may indeed have found a larger deposit of bones. I'll probably steer clear until something more concrete, like a scute comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Ask the dealer how they know. if the price is right, i'd be tempted anyway, it's not certain what it is, but you could at least say Isle of Wight fossil bone quite possibly from a Polancathus. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnomosaurus Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 The price isn't bad at all really....I might pop them a message in that case. Thanks Tidgy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Omnomosaurus said: The price isn't bad at all really....I might pop them a message in that case. Thanks Tidgy! Tidgy say's thanks, but i'm her dad. And half-Welsh, incidentally. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnomosaurus Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 28 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Tidgy say's thanks, but i'm her dad. And half-Welsh, incidentally. Haha, sorry Tidgy's Dad. Then I guess I should be saying "diolch yn fawr" instead! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 16 minutes ago, Omnomosaurus said: Haha, sorry Tidgy's Dad. Then I guess I should be saying "diolch yn fawr" instead! Croeso 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Croeso Het'n glws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I wonder if this is bone at all.... I see no good view of the cross section. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Does not look bone to Me either. 1 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...
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