Pin The Tail On The Crocodile?

[Ash]

Hey guys. So i was going through a box of random pick ups from a couple years back and ran across this, just wondering if anyone can help me pinpoint where on the crocodile this piece of bone is from? It's Crocodylus porosus. It's also not the tail, as the title implied!

Somewhere on the skull/jaw, perhaps? Theres no tooth sockets though (unless its from the middle?).

Cheers,
Ash

Edited February 25, 2013 by Ash

[jpc]

I'm not sure I would call it crocodilian.

[Ash]

90% sure if is, had it at a fellow who does museum work and he said it was but can't say where

It has the bumps on the bone that crocodile usually has also.

Thanks for the response though.

Cheers,

Ash

[jpc]

OK... I'll believe you. But I can't help with the where? question.

[Ash]

Sorry to sound arrogant. I just meant that a fellow from the museum said it's definately crocodile, just can't work out where abouts from.

Thanks for your assitance though

[RichW9090]

Well, if the "guy from the museum" couldn't work out where in the animal it is from, there is no way he could identify it to species. Now, he might be able to say, if he has a lot of experience with croc material, that it "looks crocodilian", meaning any of the many crocodilians. But someone who knows crocs ought to be able to identify the piece to its anatomical position.

Get your hands on a known salty skull for comparison. Maybe take it back to the museum and ask to be able to compare it with a skull. You should be able to find its correct position rather quickly..

Rich