Vertebrate Tail Section

[Ruger9a]

Vertebrate tail section.  Mesozoic Fossiliferous probably Cretaceous/Jurassic..  Measurements are 6"L x 4"W x 2.5"D, weight is 2.44 pounds.  This fossil was found at a local flea market 15 years ago so, the owner I purchased it from had no additional information to provide.  Is there any way to identify what vertebrate this fossil belongs to?  It has a light coat of "museum wax" to help preserve it.

[Carl]

Way more likely to be a straight nautloid from the Paleozoic.

[TqB]

Carl beat me to it - I agree, Palaeozoic orthoconic nautiloid. 

[Ruger9a]

Ouch!  What a let down.....  Thank you so much for taking the time to provide the "correct" information.  Fortunately, it was only a $65.00 lesson in not believing item (or seller) descriptions.

[Fossildude19]

Ouch! 

That's a tough hit to the wallet for this item.  

 

[Ruger9a]

Tim, Thanks for your response and the illustration.  This was one of those early "mid-cycle" collecting purchases that caught my eye - before I began to focus more on Trilobites and teeth.  I still like the fossil, especially the intricate details.  And now I know what it actually is, so that's a positive.  Have to look on the bright side, right.....?

[caldigger]

54 minutes ago, Ruger9a said:

that caught my eye - before I began to focus more on Trilobites and teeth.  

Now trilobite teeth, that would be a specialty collection you won't see much of...if never at all!  

[Ruger9a]

LOL....  Yes that would make an extremely difficult collection to assemble.  I enjoy collecting Trilobites as well as Herbivore (and some Carnivore) teeth.