Not sure what kind of skull this is.
Not sure what kind of skull this is.
My 7 year old son found this on the beach a few days ago. He is really excited to find what looks to be a baby alligator skull?
Not sure if it is fossil. Anyone have an idea?
Re: Not sure what kind of skull this is.
It doesn't look like part of the skull of a croc. But it does look a bit reptilian. What springs to mind are scutes, the bony plates under their scales that serve as armour for crocodilians. But I'm not sure.
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Re: Re: Not sure what kind of skull this is.
Thank you for your response.Trilobite wrote:
It doesn't look like part of the skull of a croc. But it does look a bit reptilian. What springs to mind are scutes, the bony plates under their scales that serve as armour for crocodilians. But I'm not sure.
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HarryPristis
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Re: Not sure what kind of skull this is.
Well, the bone has bilateral symmetry, so it's likely that it is part of, of in line with, the axial skeleton of the critter.
Judging from that, plus the texture of the surface, plus the fact that there are no tooth sockets, I'd say that this is a fish neurocranium. I think this is the preorbital process.
Judging from that, plus the texture of the surface, plus the fact that there are no tooth sockets, I'd say that this is a fish neurocranium. I think this is the preorbital process.
“A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.”
--Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) in The Sign of Four
--Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) in The Sign of Four
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HarryPristis
- Berichten: 36
- Lid geworden op: 06 aug 2011, 02:23
Re: Not sure what kind of skull this is.
Well, the bone has bilateral symmetry, so it's likely that it is part of, or in line with, the axial skeleton of the critter.
Judging from that, plus the texture of the surface, plus the fact that there are no tooth sockets, I'd say that this is a fish neurocranium. I think this is the preorbital process.
[Editted by HarryPristis on 07-08-2011 at 22:55 GMT +1]
Judging from that, plus the texture of the surface, plus the fact that there are no tooth sockets, I'd say that this is a fish neurocranium. I think this is the preorbital process.
[Editted by HarryPristis on 07-08-2011 at 22:55 GMT +1]
“A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.”
--Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) in The Sign of Four
--Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) in The Sign of Four