Hi All,
Please respond directly to Richard; [log in to unmask]
Thanks
Jan
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Dear GCG curators,
We have purchased a huge pliosaur skull from the Black Head area of
Osmington, Dorset, using money from the HLF Collecting Cultures fund
secured by Dave Tucker, our Museums Advisor here in Dorset. The specimen
includes the skull and the lower jaws but the spatulate end of the jaws
is missing. Judging by the weathering and selenite on the bones, they
have been weathering near the cliff face for a good few years so the
missing section, the spatulate end joining the jaws together, must have
been exposed many years ago.This would be a very distinctive piece of
bone - assuming it is in one piece, which is possible, it should be
about 40cm long. The broken faces of the bone are about 20cm in cross
section.
I know that this is a long shot but does anyone have a specimen matching
this description from the area? It would be an amazing feat to link them
up together again!
Attached is a photo of the beast. The jaws are obviously arranged wider
apart than they would originally have been. We are working on some
exciting ideas on how to display this specimen. What ever we do it is
going to be impressive!
Richard
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