Petalodus12 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Hello all, Today I was hunting at Brownies Beach (Maryland, Miocene) and found a rather strange piece of bone. To me it looks like the rostral portion of a jaw with false teeth but I’m honestly not sure about what it is. Maybe Wahoo material? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Anyways, I hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving. ~Zach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Looks more like part of a crab claw, to me. Wait for some other opinions, though. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalodus12 Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Looks more like part of a crab claw, to me. Wait for some other opinions, though. Hm, looks like bone to me but I could definitely be wrong. I’ll upload pictures tomorrow with better lighting and focus. That might help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b. bartron Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Its a fish jaw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Put me down for bone fragment. Doesn't look like fish bone though. I can't imagine it being a fish jaw. Any reference for that ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalodus12 Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Rockwood said: Put me down for bone fragment. Doesn't look like fish bone though. I can't imagine it being a fish jaw. Any reference for that ? I mean my only thought that it could be jaw are the little spaced bony protrusions that look like false teeth. But I totally could be wrong, as I’m super amateur when it comes to Calvert Cliffs fauna. Thank you for your input and help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand95 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I have a few that look just like yours, it is a fish jaw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 It’s a fish jaw. I’ve found a couple recently. Not a crab claw. It’s a lot flatter on the top to me for it to be a crab claw. 2 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 51 minutes ago, rand95 said: I have a few that look just like yours, it is a fish jaw. Can you maybe show us some reference ? It doesn't look like fish bone to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b. bartron Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Can you maybe show us some reference ? It doesn't look like fish bone to me. I dont have anything handy but Stephen Godfrey wrote a book recently thats available as a pdf also which covers all the fish material of the calvert md exposures. Heres a picture of a similar jaw bone. But from the st marys formation of southern calvert. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 That does it. Almost turtle or marine mammal like texture with fish tooth sockets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b. bartron Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 24 minutes ago, Rockwood said: That does it. Almost turtle or marine mammal like texture with fish tooth sockets. Lots of different fish material. Not all are similar in shape or texture. Maybe I'll find a few more pictures from the time i spent there and share them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Here is a thought. Turtles, marine mammals, and this fish are essentially all evolved fish anyway. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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