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Isle of Wight reptile bones (Early Cretaceous, Wessex Formation)


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Below are three bones from the ~125-million-year-old, dinosaur-rich coastline of the SW Isle of Wight: a phalanx and two vertebral centra. I have my suspicions on ID's but also wanted to hear from others. What animal do you think these are most likely from? Thanks for any input!

 

1) Phalanx (38 mm long x 18 mm wide x 19 mm tall at proximal end)

Views in order: lateral (x2), dorsal, ventral, proximal end, distal end

 

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Phalanx-ventralview.thumb.jpeg.e08056384d01213eba98051f76e125d7.jpeg

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Phalanx-distalface.thumb.jpeg.2aa774c68cfc9408f1b00b312ad85c96.jpeg

 

 

2) Vertebra 1 (29 mm long x 17 mm wide x 28 mm tall)

Views in order: lateral (x2), dorsal, ventral, presumed anterior end, presumed posterior end

 

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Vert1-dorsalview.thumb.jpeg.6ec36612c9ab2004d55abd4cdc28557e.jpeg

Vert1-ventralview.thumb.jpeg.62bb66372442bca49134ed3f7ff4fb4d.jpeg

Vert1-anteriorface.thumb.jpeg.92bf52bb7da9ecac71c807f41ad4f5a1.jpeg

Vert1-posteriorface.thumb.jpeg.d7811599b70463d7fca3dfe937bb8c0f.jpeg

 

3) Vertebra 2 (18 mm long x 10 mm wide x 9 mm tall) 

Views in order: lateral (x2), dorsal, ventral, presumed anterior end, presumed posterior end

 

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Vert2-dorsalview.thumb.jpeg.fd426039774684424cb7096b4dc429c6.jpeg

Vert2-ventralview.thumb.jpeg.83d7bcc93249f34ff6523dc27cdd230a.jpeg

Vert2-anteriorface.thumb.jpeg.591b3364614a6f0e72465a52f9900fb9.jpeg

Vert2-posteriorface.thumb.jpeg.debb451842cba0b7c3fa2a87f1e8a9d2.jpeg

 

"In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..."

-Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas

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No takers? 

 

@jpc @LordTrilobite @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon

 

Anyone else that should be tagged in? 

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"In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..."

-Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas

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the last two are crocodilian.  Ball and socket ends to the verts.  

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