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From the album: My best finds (so far)
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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I am doing some research on some of my newer interesting finds and am struggling a bit on this ray mouth plate: I have a local book that lists it as a Pleistocene cownose ray (Rhinoptera sp.), but in doing literature searches, I cannot find any pictures that have the same design for the "adjoining teeth" (I know that specimens this complete are hard to find). I understand that there are multiple species of Rhinoptera and that it is difficult to tell them apart. I am also finding conflicting information on when the Rhinoptera genus came about (so far, I have found Oligocene, Miocene and Pleistocene). I found this in a creek that is heavily Oligocene but where I have found a layer of Miocene fossils, which I believe (if I understand what I have read) is actually a Pleistocene lag deposit. Can anyone clarify if this can actually be IDed down to the genus (and if Rhinoptera is correct)? Thank you...I have spent the last two days just trying to gather enough information for two fossils for the Collection Reference Museum.
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Hey everyone! This came from the same Ozan spot as my previous post. I found this little specimen on a gravel bar. I think it's a fossil, but it could be man-made... I'm really not sure. My best guess is a pycnodont tooth plate which would be a first for me. I have hesitations because the teeth are "holey" as opposed to little black bulbs. Maybe this is from weathering? Here are some pictures: Thanks for reading!
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Hi everyone, I have this strange fossil from the New Jersey Cretaceous. When I first found it, I thought it was a sponge. Now I am kind of confused about it. It has a lot of “buds” on it that are embedded on a bony(??) “base” that has striations (might be hard to see this in pictures). I am really hoping that it is a fish mouth plate. Another thing is that there appear to be more small “buds” emerging from the bony(??) “base.” I appreciate any input! Let me know if better pics are needed, I’ll try to make them sharper. @non-remanié @Al Dente @MarcoSr @siteseer @Trevor @frankh8147 @Carl
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Hey everyone, i have this interesting Croc osteoderm/fish mouth plate. I am leaning a lot more towards Croc, but this one looks pretty different than usual because of the dimples being a different shape and arranged in a row; maybe it’s just from a different part of the body. It would also be complete if it’s Croc, which is unusual. Size is about 3/4”. It is definitely not a concretion in case some pics are misleading (some bony structure is still visible on the back of the specimen when looking at it in person). @non-remanié @frankh8147 @Trevor @Plax @Al Dente @MarcoSr Thanks!
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Bay find 5cm wide... Parrot fish or porcupine mouth plate? Also is this fairly recent? Id please
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Fossil mothplate ?
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