Ludwigia Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 (edited) I found this recently while breaking up a block from the upper Aalenian marine layers in the Wutach valley of southern Germany trying to get at an ammonite. I've found Ichthyosaurier vertebra and paddle bones in these layers before, but this doesn't have the form I'm used to seeing. I'm assuming it is a vertebra. but I've no idea what might have produced it, although it's probably from some sea creature, maybe a crocodile. Any ideas? It split in the middle. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get it out of the matrix once I've glued it back together, since the separating layer is good. View from the top with another piece at the bottom of the photo which fits at the upper right. Edited September 27, 2013 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 A German expert just wrote me that it may be from Plesiosaurus, but I'd need to get it prepped first to have a better look. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgdls Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 great find! It appears to be a plesiosaur dorsal vertebra with one of the paired foramina visible. Any chance there is more of it? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Hi Paul, Thanks for your assessment. Unfortunately there was nothing more in the stone except a few little bits. The layer it was found in belongs to a condensated zone, so the chances of finding any more are practically nil, but since I'm digging in it systematically, I'll be watching now more carefully. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 I've managed to prep it out of captivity now and have opened up a new thread: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/41038-its-a-plesiosaurus-but-which-one/ Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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