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Salamander Mouth Plate


PaleoNoel

cf. Scapherpeton tectum

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya)

Lance formation

From the album:

Lance fm. Microsite Finds

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  • Taken with Apple iPhone 6
  • Focal Length 4.2 mm
  • Exposure Time 1/40
  • f Aperture f/2.2
  • ISO Speed 40

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I call these things fish palates...Paralabula or something like that.  

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On 1/17/2019 at 2:47 PM, jpc said:

I call these things fish palates...Paralabula or something like that.  

That could be it, not rock solid on it's true identity. Apparently the tops of the salamander palate plates are rounded in the raised parts (whatever the term would be).

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