TAIL VERTEBRA FROM A PLIOSAUR - JURASSIC, DORSET.

Pliosaur sp. indet.

​​​​​​​Matrix free caudal vertebra from a large predatory marine reptile. Where the bone has weathered the internal bone cell structure is beautifully revealed. 

Jurassic, Kimmeridge Clay.
Dredged from the Smallmouth Sands off Weymouth harbour, Dorset.

Vertebra : 8 x 7 x 5 cm.