sjaak Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Hello, This was found in Helmsdale, Scotland. Jurassic sediments. Tiny bone wich apears to be hollow (filled in sediment). What do you think? Link to post Share on other sites
RuMert Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Pterosaur then? Link to post Share on other sites
Carboniferouspat Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Beautiful piece. Nice contrast to matrix . Looks to be a flying animal , light and strong . Link to post Share on other sites
belemniten Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I agree with pterosaur. Probably a flight phalanx. Really nice and very rare find! Link to post Share on other sites
fossilsonwheels Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Fantastic find. I see some similarities with a Pterosaur bone I just got so I would agree that it could be one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sjaak Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Sassy PaleoNerd Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 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? 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. Link to post Share on other sites
sjaak Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Sassy PaleoNerd Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Hmmm. I love the Kimmeridgian, but identifieng isolated Pterosaur bones from that age is hard, because it has a sudden boom in Pterosaur diversity. Link to post Share on other sites
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