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tiny bone from Scotland


sjaak

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Hello,

 

This was found in Helmsdale, Scotland. Jurassic sediments.

Tiny bone wich apears to be hollow (filled in sediment). What do you think?

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I agree with pterosaur. Probably a flight phalanx. Really nice and very rare find! 

Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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Fantastic find. I see some similarities with a Pterosaur bone I just got so I would agree that it could be one.

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Many thanks for your reactions! 

Very happy to have found a piece of a flying reptile. I am a few days on holiday now but I have a good look at it when I return. Maybe I contact  local museum as this could be a rare find for there.

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On 24.8.2019 at 11:04 PM, sjaak said:

Hello,

 

This was found in Helmsdale, Scotland. Jurassic sediments.

Tiny bone wich apears to be hollow (filled in sediment). What do you think?

2019-08-24 18.05.03.jpg

2019-08-24 18.05.05.jpg

2019-08-24 18.05.08.jpg

2019-08-24 18.05.15.jpg

2019-08-24 18.05.17.jpg

2019-08-025.jpg

2019-08-026.jpg

This looks to be the first Wing Phalanx, the proximal flattened end is where the Bone articulates with the metacarpal. Anything more specific than Jurassic? might help me narrow it down.

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9 hours ago, Sassy PaleoNerd said:

This looks to be the first Wing Phalanx, the proximal flattened end is where the Bone articulates with the metacarpal. Anything more specific than Jurassic? might help me narrow it down.

 

Thank you very much for your reaction. The age of the rocks is Kimmeridgian.

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Hmmm. I love the Kimmeridgian, but identifieng isolated Pterosaur bones from that age is hard, because it has a sudden boom in Pterosaur diversity.

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