DE&i Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 @TXV24 With two freshwater turtles known from the Hamstead Beds at Bouldnor on the Isle of Wight. The trionychid turtle Trionyx and the testudinoid turtle Emys as far as I’m aware. My best educated guess due to the location of the find and abundance of turtle material to be found with the right conditions at Bouldnor would be turtle. Are you familiar with turtle anatomy and recognise such a bone. 2 Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXV24 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hi, This appears more likely to be a fragment of fish bone as opposed to turtle based on the 'flakey' texture and the preservation of the specimen. It's most probably a bowfin (amiid) as they are the most common large fish found at the site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Sort of an eye opener, but at second look it does seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Fish for me too John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittle Star Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Yep Amia is very common along there, I have also found sturgeon. Never ask a starfish for directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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