Crocodile - indeterminate.
Beautifully preserved complete matrix free caudal vertebra from a Crocodile. At least 7 different Crocodiles are recorded from the British Kimmeridge Clay. Getting an exact determination from an isolated tail vertebra is impossible. Crocodile remains from Oday are surprisingly rare compared to other marine reptiles.
Jurassic, Kimmeridge Clay.
Oday, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Vertebra : 4.5 x 6.5 x 4 cm.
