Small bone. Pterosaur? Isle of Wight.

[Gideon]

I was just prepping out a very small piece of bone I found down on the Isle of Wight a few months ago. It ended up looking very different from what I expected, so was hoping someone may be able to suggest what it could belong to. From my very limited experience it looks almost bird like, so was wondering if it could be pterosaur, which is found in this location. Early Cretaceous. Chilton chine. Isle of Wight. ..... the bone is hollow with relatively thin walls. Just over 1cm long. 

 

I’ve tried to get clear photos but they didn’t turn out too well so I’ve had to compensate by posting too many instead.

 

 

[LordTrilobite]

The bone wall looks much too thick to be Pterosaur. Non-avian Theropod or bird is more likely.

[Troodon]

Looks more like a theropod bone possibly the distal part of a hand phalanx 

[Auspex]

13 minutes ago, LordTrilobite said:

The bone wall looks much too thick to be Pterosaur. Non-avian Theropod or bird is more likely.

This was not a flying creature. (were it Late Cretaceous, I'd try to make a case for a flightless seabird).

[Gideon]

Many thanks for the analysis guys. As always, very much appreciated. 

 

Henry

[Tidgy's Dad]

Still a great find!