CRETACEOUS TURTLE BONE - 145 million years old - Swanage, Dorset
« backFOSSIL TURTLE BONE (CORACOID)
145 million years old (Lower Cretaceous)
Durlston Bay, near Swanage, Dorset
A fossilised coracoid bone of a turtle, beautifully preserved in Purbeck Limestone (Durlston Formation).
Found in the cliffs near Swanage on Dorset's Jurassic Coast. From an old collection.
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Size: approx. 12 x 7.5 x 3 centimetres
Weight: 400 grams




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