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Jack Parker-Tyreman posted an image in the group Alf Museum from the myFOSSIL app 2 years, 8 months ago
2 years, 8 months ago2 years, 8 months agoDoes anyone know what kind of vertebrae this is?
Found it yesterday loose on the beach at Lee on Solent/Hill Head. This is at the same place as where I find marine fossils such as shark teeth and ray dental plates. I thought it could be crocodilian. But, it looks too young to have the aspects Eocene vertebrae would have. The bone looks to spongy as well. So, many people on Facebook have said its Pleistocene or ice ages. Which is really cool. But, I don’t know what kind of prehistoric animal it’s from?
Any ideas would be helpful, thanks! 👍
@bill-heim do you know anything about this?
Crocodiles will have a ball on one end of their vertebrae. See: specimen 60619. Although I am not sure if that applies to the first vertebrae which appears to be yours. See: https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/crocodile-skeleton-from-the-ancient-times-section-is-seen-news-photo/931477572?adppopup=true. As far as age, crocodilians go back to the Triassic with modern crocodiles forms appearing in the Cretaceous.
@bill-heim thanks very much, I’ll have a look
60619
Alligator or crocodile my guess