Dear Umberto -- The world's greatest expert on chalk fish is Dr. J.D.
Stewart, late of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. He is
no longer employed there but if you contact them, they could probably tell
you how to reach him. Likelihood is that the vertebrae pertain to some big
Cretaceous fish such as Martinichthyes, but I'd sure defer to J.D.'s
opinion. -- Deb Bennett
> Dear Zooarchers,
>
> A Romanian colleague - Dragos Gheorghiu - has asked me for help in the
> identification of these fossil vertebrae that were found in chalk deposits
> on the Black Sea. I have no info on the chronology. I am not really sure
> about what they are and I would be grateful for any suggestion. Please,
> include Dragos (cc'd here) in your replies.
>
> Photos of these specimens can be viewed on the ZooBook at:
>
> http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/fossil-vertebrae-from-black-sea
>
>
> Dragos said that, if necessary, he can provide more photos from different
> angles.
>
> Best wishes,
> Umberto
>
>
> --
> Umberto Albarella
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> "only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned
> and the last fish been caught we will realise we cannot eat money"
>
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