Natalie81 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Hello, I found a piece of bone on the beach from Cap Blanc Nez in France. There it is mainly cretaceous but pleistoceen can also been found. Or maybe it is recent, I really don't know. Any help would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leftoversalmon Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 I'm no expert, especially not experience where you're from. But to me it looks like a recent bone a recent bone that's been in water and become stained black. I can't tell weight though. Does it seem heavy for it's size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 14 minutes ago, leftoversalmon said: I'm no expert, especially not experience where you're from. But to me it looks like a recent bone a recent bone that's been in water and become stained black. I can't tell weight though. Does it seem heavy for it's size? Hello, Recent is possible, I know. I'm just curious of what it could be... I like to learn more about Natalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 My first thought was antler, but that seems to be wrong on second look because of that round tuberositas near the flat end in the second picture. I can´t tell what it is. But by the size alone you can narrow it down to just a few groups of animal . The narrow end looks like a long bone, femur , humerus or something. The other end looks quite flat in these pics, so it may belong to a pelvis? If you consider cretaceous species (depending on the density?) it could be a marine reptile limb bone, I think those may be rather flat and somewhat triangular. In cases like that I google combinations of possible species and bones hoping to find a candidate. Best Regards, J 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, Mahnmut said: My first thought was antler, but that seems to be wrong on second look because of that round tuberositas near the flat end in the second picture. I can´t tell what it is. But by the size alone you can narrow it down to just a few groups of animal . The narrow end looks like a long bone, femur , humerus or something. The other end looks quite flat in these pics, so it may belong to a pelvis? If you consider cretaceous species (depending on the density?) it could be a marine reptile limb bone, I think those may be rather flat and somewhat triangular. In cases like that I google combinations of possible species and bones hoping to find a candidate. Best Regards, It could be a piece of a pelvis but I don't think it is cretaceous , probably pleistoceen or recent, hard to say. Thank you for the help Natalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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