Fossilised Bone

Ichthyosaur Vertebra - 11 x 11 cm

Ref: BONE 009

Price: £22.50 ex. VAT

A large vertebra measuring approx H 11 x W 11 x D 4 cm.  From the Jurassic era and found iin the Kimmeridge Clay, Weymouth, Dorset.  Concave both sides and plenty of detail.

The Ichthyosaurs were large marine reptiles, not unlike a dolphin.   Average length was 2 - 4 m.  They lived from approx 24- - 90 million years ago.