teenerbeener Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Is this a vertebra from the huge Pliosaur, Liopleurodon? It's looks like it from 1 side but not so much the other side. Also, see it's not very big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Did you find this yourself? I think that this is a suggestively shaped rock rather than a vertebra, since I'm not seeing any bone substance. Can you tell us anything about thestratigraphy, or at least the locality? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 It does look organic to me. More like a crinoid stem ossicle, though it's quite large for one. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 5 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: It does look organic to me. More like a crinoid stem ossicle, though it's quite large for one. But not out of the realm of possibility. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: But not out of the realm of possibility. Indeed. I'd be poking the matrix in the middle with a pin looking for a lumen. Edited February 26, 2023 by Tidgy's Dad 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 While I can see the resemblance in overall shape, this, unfortunately, isn't a vertebra. Here are a couple of examples of actual pliosaur vertebrae. Dorsal vertebrae of cf. Liopleurodon sp. from Portland, Dorset. Three different vertebrae (dorsal, pectoral and a huge caudal) of cf. Pliosaurus macromerus from Abingdon Pliosaurus brachyspondylus cervical vertebra from Abingdon 2 '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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