Description
Fossil Identification
This listing presents a Large Bony Fish Vertebra from the London Clay, Eocene. It is a genuine fossil specimen representing part of the vertebral skeleton of a bony fish. Vertebrae are important fossil remains because they document the internal framework that supported the body and helped provide a foundation for movement through the water. As a recognisable skeletal element, a fossil fish vertebra makes an appealing addition to collections focused on palaeontology, fossil fish, vertebrate anatomy and the ancient environments of southern England.
Geological Context
The specimen is identified as London Clay, Eocene. The Eocene was a significant interval of the Palaeogene Period, following the end-Cretaceous extinction and preceding the later Oligocene. It was a time of major evolutionary development among mammals, birds, reptiles and fish. The London Clay is a well-known Eocene geological unit in the London and Hampshire Basins and is especially important to British fossil collectors for the range of fossils preserved within it.
Locality
This fossil was collected at Warden Point, Sheppey, Kent. The Isle of Sheppey is one of the best-known fossil-collecting areas associated with the London Clay, making specimens from this locality particularly interesting to collectors of British geology and Eocene palaeontology. The locality connection gives the specimen a strong geographical and educational appeal, linking it to a recognised fossil-bearing area on the Kent coast.
Collection History
From the Alice Purnell Collection
The specimen is suitable for a private fossil collection, natural history display, educational handling collection or geological cabinet. Its identification, Eocene age and London Clay locality provide useful information for anyone studying fossil vertebrates and the geological history of the United Kingdom. A bony fish vertebra can also serve as a practical teaching aid when discussing the function of the vertebral column, the preservation of hard skeletal tissues and the ways in which isolated fossil elements are identified.
Specimen and Photograph Information
This is the actual fossil specimen offered in the listing rather than a stock image. The photograph shows the actual specimen you will receive. Full sizing is shown in the photographs. Please use the photographs to appreciate the specimen’s appearance, visible surface detail and scale before purchase.
Authenticity
This Fossil is a genuine specimen and Includes a Certificate of Authenticity lifetime guarantee generic card.
The certificate wording is included with the specimen as stated above. This fossil offers an accessible piece of Eocene geological history from the London Clay of Warden Point, Sheppey, Kent, with a clear vertebrate identification and a documented connection to the Alice Purnell Collection.
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