dutchdino42 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I prepared this small vertebra, width about 15 mm. The vertebra is upside down in the matrix and I think the centrum is missing. It is found in Winterswijk, Netherlands. It is from the Musschelkalk rock formation from the Middle Triassic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Nice specimen Did you find it? I'm thinking it might be a fish vertebra.. -Christian Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Can we have some much closer images? John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchdino42 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 Some closups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I don't think it is fish. I see zygapopheses... which I don't think exist o fish verts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Looks like an amphib atlas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchdino42 Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Found it. Had been searching a lot on reptiles, even on nothosaurus but never got a hit. The trick was to search on amphibian. I found an article that describes the same formation with a picture. It is about 3 cm high. The top looks the same as mine. So I think it is a nothosaurus. Thank for the 'amphibian' hint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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