Crocodile tail Metriorhynchus

This is the tail spine of the extinct crocodile Metriorhynchus.
It comes from the Upper Jurassic deposits – more specifically, the Mörnsheimer Strata (Tithonian - Malm zeta 3).
These sediments overlie the Solnhofen Plattenkalk.
The fossil is approximately 150 million years old.

The stone was broken and measures approximately 24 x 12.5 x 2 cm.

Reptile fossils are extremely rare in the Mörnsheimer Strata.

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