Pliosaur indet. with epifauna of the Bryozoan - Reptoclausia hagenowi
Matrix free 'bobbin' shaped bone It represents a much worn and eroded Pliosaur vertebra originally Jurassic in age but which has been re-worked into overlying Cretaceous (Albian) Sponge Gravels. One surface and one end face have epifauna of Bryozoans attached. Unusual.
Jurassic, Kimmeridge Clay, re-worked into overlying Cretaceous (Albian) Faringdon Sponge Gravels.
Wicklesham Pit, Faringdon, Oxfordshire.
Bone : 3.3 c, long and 6.5 cm. across at the widest end
