Leptonectes sp.
Palm sized slab of the famous Rhaetic Bone Bed
from Aust Cliff on the River Severn. In the centre on one surface is a paddle digit from the Ichthyosaur, Leptonectes. Lying next to this is a much larger thin piece of bone which may be a coracoid or clavicle of an Ichthyosaur. Identifiable Marine reptile bones from the Bone bed are not at all common finds.
Triassic, Rhaetic, Penarth Group, Westbury Formation, Rhaetic Bone Bed.
Aust Cliff, River Severn, South Gloucestershire.
Leptonectes paddle digit : 3.4 x 2.2 cm
Specimen : 10 x 11 x 4 cm.
