FunkyMonkey Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hi there I found this vertebra on the beach here at Walton on the Naze, Essex, UK. Unusually it was found on the sandy beach near the pier rather than the usual spot near the cliffs. Anyway, from the little I know is it right to assume that shark vertebrae have regular bony connections in the profile, Ray vertebrae tend to be smooth in profile and bony fish have irregular profiles. Is this generally true or am I way off the mark? Given that, is this a bony fish vertebra rather than shark, and if so is there any way to pin it further down to a given species? thanks in advance, Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Looks fishy to Me. 5 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Yup, I also think fish. Nice find. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Also in the fish camp too, though I’m scared if I stay in it too long the smell’s gonna rub off on me. Edited August 13, 2018 by Kane Apostrophe error 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonkey Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Lol. Thanks all. It truly was a lucky find as we were just strolling to dinner and definitely not looking for fossils so I’m very pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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