This Ichthyosaur vertebrae was found on the beach at Lyme Regis in 2024 and likely comes from around the centre of the animal where the ribs are located. It has a light brown colour which is unusual as the majority of ichthyosaur bones from Lyme Regis tend to be black or dark brown. The white “flecks” in the bone are where calcite has infilled the holes in the bone where blood vessels were. Ichthyosaurs has roughly 180 of these vertebrae in their body. Approximately 195 million years old.
Fossil dimensions: 4.6cm x 3.8cm x 1.2cm
This Ichthyosaur vertebrae was found on the beach at Lyme Regis in 2024 and likely comes from around the centre of the animal where the ribs are located. It has a light brown colour which is unusual as the majority of ichthyosaur bones from Lyme Regis tend to be black or dark brown. The white “flecks” in the bone are where calcite has infilled the holes in the bone where blood vessels were. Ichthyosaurs has roughly 180 of these vertebrae in their body. Approximately 195 million years old.
Fossil dimensions: 4.6cm x 3.8cm x 1.2cm
