Leedsichthys96 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Hi Found this fossil at the base of the cliffs to the east of grange chine on the Isle of Wight round near Brighstone. I have taken it to a palaeontologist at Peterborough museum who told me its of Pleistocene age due to the quality of its preservation, however we are both stumped about what bone it could be and from what animal, any help is appreciated, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnJ Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Looks like part of a pelvis. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthyosaur24 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Looks like you've got something quite rare given that most of the fossils from Brighstone are Cretaceous in age. Dinosaur and reptile fossils are the most common finds here if that helps in any way and I would agree that it looks like a pelvic bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leedsichthys96 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thanks for the replies, Yeah pelvis looks likely, definitely a joint with the socket-like structure. Yeah Pleistocene rock is very thin layer on top of the Cretaceous cliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichthyosaur24 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I don't know if this helps but this is quite an interesting article I read today http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2016-01-02/when-elephants-walked-the-isle-of-wight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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