nala Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I have found this partial bone into the jurassic (Portlandian) mud of Wimereux yesterday,is it possible to say anything else than fossil bone on it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I can't say myself, but maybe if you show it to someone who knows his fishsauriers you might get an answer. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I can't help, but I'm guessing it might be helpful to see a picture of the cross section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgdls Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Possibly a lateral process from a plesiosaur vertebra. Almost certainly marine reptile in origin. Paul 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Thanks Roger,connorp and Paul! i polished one side and take a picture of the other side,perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 6:19 PM, Ludwigia said: I can't say myself, but maybe if you show it to someone who knows his fishsauriers you might get an answer. I love those technical terms that Roger uses. 1 -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I see a plesiosaur humerus or femur. Fishsaurier, sorta. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Sorry That's a direct translation out of the German everyday language. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Could be dorsal rib partial, plesiosaur in appearance. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Thanks for the help jpc and DE&i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgdls Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Yes, the cross section confirms dorsal vertebra lateral process i.e. dorsal rib as Darren says. Nice find. Now find some more. Paul 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 51 minutes ago, paulgdls said: dorsal vertebra lateral process i.e. dorsal rib Thanks for the "i.e.". I didn't get "rib" from "dorsal vertebra lateral process" until you spelled it out for me. {BTW, no, I'm NOT being sarcastic, just ill-informed. I blame it on the public education system here in Texas.} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 10/29/2019 at 4:25 PM, jpc said: I see a plesiosaur humerus or femur. Fishsaurier, sorta. I see the same @jpc saw. Bumped into this old thread as I'm currently in Wimereux looking for fossils, but don't quite know where to look. Was this find made along the cliffs, or rather somewhere on the shelves, @nala? And on what side of Wimereux? That is, if you don't mind sharing? 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 10/31/2019 at 7:37 AM, paulgdls said: Yes, the cross section confirms dorsal vertebra lateral process i.e. dorsal rib as Darren says. Nice find. Now find some more. Paul Hmmm... Dorsal rib OR lateral process? These are two very different things. I am still thinking long bone, primarily due to the oval cross-section as well as the striated look of the widened end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 10/31/2019 at 2:37 PM, paulgdls said: Yes, the cross section confirms dorsal vertebra lateral process i.e. dorsal rib as Darren says. Nice find. Now find some more. Paul Actually, yeah, you're probably right. I first read "dorsal process" as "dorsal spine", and the piece is obviously too thick for this. But rib sounds reasonable, and a lateral process on top of the vertebra would make equal sense. 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 you go to the pointe aux oies ,park is free,go to the left,look close to the cliff and on the beach,many people are hunting,and you need to have a lot of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 15 hours ago, nala said: you go to the pointe aux oies ,park is free,go to the left,look close to the cliff and on the beach,many people are hunting,and you need to have a lot of luck Thanks for sharing! I guess I did get lucky yesterday, as I found quite a decent ichthyosaur vertebra within my first hour of searching. Today, further north up the coast, was not so lucky, however... 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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