Hi Richard! No more questions – I do believe you’re right regarding marine fossils, etc, that area of Dorset is very strong in anomites, gryphaea, saltwater gastropods and so on. So I expect if what I have is a bone then it is probably marine in nature. Many thanks for your insights and kind regards!

Thanks Richard, I’ve looked at sponges (on line images from Saffron Walden Museum and the Natural History Museum London, England) and to be honest they’re pretty obvious aren’t they?! I do believe my ‘sponge’ may actually be a bone but do you know what type of creature roamed the Jurassic Coast area of Dorset besides rauisuchians (there’s your…[Read more]

Hi Richard, you described a fossil as a possible dinosaur bone (someone also suggested a whale), but is it possible that this is a fossilised sponge? I have two pieces like you’ve described found on various beaches in Dorset, England. I know Mary Anning found the ichthyosaur on these beaches but I can’t think what dinosaur bone they may be. From…[Read more]