FossilsAnonymous Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I’d would love some help identifying what this is - I believe it’s a modern fish jaw of some kind but wouldn’t mind being persuaded that it’s a fossil! (Tooth Tap Test was inconclusive- sometimes glass, sometimes plastic) Since it’s likely modern, does anyone know what kind? 4 inches long exactly, about 1/4 inch at the widest point. Smooth on one flat side, a deep groove on the other. Wickedly sharp curvy teeth are part of the bone. Found at Purse on Sunday. -Our Fossil Group has conflicting ideas on this piece; catfish spine, gar jaw, snake mandible, bird spine... -It seems modern but it isn’t definite; there are certain parts that sound very fossilized where some sound very modern when tapped against a tooth. Thanks, FA 2 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Looks more like some kind of barb to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rockwood said: Looks more like some kind of barb to me. Just a question- Does it look modern or fossil to you? If we could determine either or it may be easier to narrow it down. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, FossilsAnonymous said: Just a question- Does it look modern or fossil to you? If we could determine either or it may be easier to narrow it down. I can't find an image that seems to advance the idea in any direction. If I remember right the river bottom there doesn't stain things too badly does it ? I think I would lean fossil on looks alone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I think catfish fin spine is a good bet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 18 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I can't find an image that seems to advance the idea in any direction. If I remember right the river bottom there doesn't stain things too badly does it ? I think I would lean fossil on looks alone. No, there isn’t much stain on most of the pieces I’ve found from there. As it goes, the tooth Tap test is somewhere in between. I might take it to the Calvert Museum and see if they can at least tell me if it’s fossilized 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, FossilsAnonymous said: I might take it to the Calvert Museum and see if they can at least tell me if it’s fossilized Capital idea ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, FossilsAnonymous said: bird Pelagornis sandersi (false toothed bird) jaw looks something like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Hi, For me it’s not a jaw. What looks like teeth is not embedded in jaw holes. I’m thinking more of a fish thorn. Very nice piece BTW. Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, jdp said: I think catfish fin spine is a good bet. +1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Not really feeling jaw vibes with this either. Some sort of spine seems plausible to me aswell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 +2 on catfish if I had to say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Thanks all! It really is a cool piece. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 And it also looks pathological 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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