Dino9876 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Hey guys, Hello, I discovered this bone in a fossil box about a year ago and bought it for only $ 1.5 because it made me look special somehow. But I do not know to which animal he could belong. For me, however, he resembles a finger bone of a pterosaur. Can you help me maybe? The bone is hollow and 42mm (1,7") in size. Kind regards from Germany! My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 It won't do me a lot of good, but a look at just how hollow it is may be needed. To me it seems a bit too robust for a pterosaur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Any more info about strata, location or so ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Need to see the wall thickness of the bone so an end view of the broken end is needed. Pterosaur bones are very thin walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino9876 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Pemphix said: Any more info about strata, location or so ? The bone is from Kem Kem (Morocco9 KR My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino9876 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Troodon said: Need to see the wall thickness of the bone so an end view of the broken end is needed. Pterosaur bones are very thin walled. Thank you for the answer. Here is a picture. KR My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Junior opinion; too thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Can you measure that wall thickness are we looking at 1-2 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino9876 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, Troodon said: Can you measure that wall thickness are we looking at 1-2 mm Yes, on average it is 1mm 1 My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Thank you, photos can be deceptive. I measured a couple of my pterosaur bones from the Kem Kem and they were 1mm or less. Shape suggests pterosaur so it's possible but not certain. Like to see what others say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino9876 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, Troodon said: Thank you, photos can be deceptive. I measured a couple of my pterosaur bones from the Kem Kem and they were 1mm or less. Shape suggests pterosaur so it's possible but not certain. Like to see what others say. Thanks for your work & your answer. By the way, you have a great collection! Hepls me a lot. My collection of Uncommon extant shark teeth - Here My collection of interesting rare shark jaws - Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Could it be a tarsometatarsus from a bird ? I assume the fossil is only about 40 mm long. @Auspex Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, Mike from North Queensland said: Could it be a tarsometatarsus from a bird ? That was my immediate first impression; distal end with the trochlea broken off. The wall thickness suggests that this might have been a flightless (or nearly so) bird. 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 The bone preservation is so similar to what I find and classify as bird as apposed to any other animal down to how it fragments and compresses its uncanny. That is what made me think bird. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sassy PaleoNerd Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Can you post a view of the unbroken end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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