This is a femur (upper rear leg bone) of a crocodile-like reptile. True crocodiles evolved at a slightly later date than this specimen.
Crocodile
Museum:
Dorset
Period:
Lower Cretaceous
Strata:
Purbeck Limestone Group
Fossil Type:
Reptiles >Crocodiles & Turtles
Common Name:
Crocodile
Scientific Name:
Goniopholis
Age:
142 million years
Where it was Found:
Unknown
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
DCM.G.00019
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