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Scales in Phareodus Stomach?


jnicholes

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Hello,

 

I have a Phareodus Fossil. Its one foot long. I found it on August 12th of this year in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Today, I noticed something I would like some input on.

 

I took a look at it and I noticed what looks like a pile of scales in the belly of the Phareodus. I am attaching a picture of both the full fossil and the area I am referring to. (I just noticed a Knightia is in the fossil also)

 

I know Phareodus were carnivorous, and have big teeth, but what do you guys think? Are these scales in the stomach? Its last meal?

 

Jared

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Phareodus Stomach.jpg

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I think you have a patch of that fishes own scales preserved on the plate and not from another it ingested.

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I would say those are the scales of the Phareodeus itself, and not a snack. They appear to be from the ventral side of the fish as you can see some ribs once passed over them based on the impressions. Not a bad find! I have yet to get a whole one of those that is not broken into a ton of small pieces.  Do you have the other side of the split fish on another plate?

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 yes, I do have the other side. It's currently in pieces, and I'm working on putting it together. As soon as I get home from my appointment, I'll get a picture of it for you.

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That's not the location of the stomach in most fish. Usually the heart and/or liver are located there.

 

 

Mark.

 

Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

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If you have leftover pieces of the limestone from Kemmerer, I've heard of people who ground it up to mix with the epoxy to give the fill a better look.  They also cut pieces to fit the gaps and then add detail later.  Mine looks just like yours. :)

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-Dave

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Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPhee

If I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPhee

Check out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/

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 I have PLENTY of leftover Limestone pieces. I think I'll try what you said. I want it to look nice.

 

As soon as it's epoxied together, I'm thinking of framing it and hanging it it on the wall. It's only half an inch thick.

 

@Shamalama I know where you're coming from with what you said. I have yet to find a whole Mioplosus. I have a half, but not a whole.

 

Jared

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