Past Hunter Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 A friend found this on the side of the highway in James City NC, any ideas. I told him I didn't think it was fossil but I couldn't identify it. He only took this one photo. 1 "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The picture is small, but I think it looks modern as well. Maybe @Harry Pristis has an idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Something along the line of Wahoo or the like I would guess. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 28 minutes ago, caldigger said: Something along the line of Wahoo or the like I would guess. The find of a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand95 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Probably one of the mackerels, king mackerel maybe. I’m guessing a fisherman dumped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Hunter Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 I finally got the story straight, it was found on the side of the highway in some PCS reject material. "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Some good fish suggestions so far. May also want to look at an aligator gar. They usually also have small teeth interspersed with the larger conical ones, but maybe they fell out of this specimen, I can’t tell from the picture. I have found more than a few fish skeletons as “roadkill”, so being on the side of the road is not out of the question. I think it may be part of a lower jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 4 hours ago, ClearLake said: fish skeletons as “roadkill” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Past Hunter said: I finally got the story straight, it was found on the side of the highway in some PCS reject material. Just purely out of curiosity. What does PCS stand for in this case? Wikipedia gives 17 definitions for it and none of them fit for my way of thinking. I hate abbreviations 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Hunter Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Sorry, Aurora the phosphate mine. I forget how large the forum is. "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Just purely out of curiosity. What does PCS stand for in this case? Wikipedia gives 17 definitions for it and none of them fit for my way of thinking. I hate abbreviations Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. It no longer goes by that name. It abbreviated it to PotashCorp and now is Nutrien. Most people use the name Lee Creek when referring to this site. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Hunter Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 After working there when it was PCS that is stuck in my head. 1 "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hi, Could it be a barracuda ? The photo is too small. 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 10 hours ago, Rockwood said: You know some cross the road in Florida. (to keep the chickens company) I've found fish remains away from water many times. Probably moved there by predators or scavengers feeding their young. Eagles and hawks can move them miles inland. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 56 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said: You know some cross the road in Florida. Catfish ? I bet fish crossing signs on the road get stolen more often than the ones for moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 12 hours ago, Rockwood said: 16 hours ago, ClearLake said: fish skeletons as “roadkill” Its true! Well, kind of, thats why I put it in quotes. When I lived in south Louisiana, it was not uncommon to find dead fish along the side the road. They lived in the ditches and sometimes got stranded, especially after high water events (flooding). Or they were left behind by fishermen. I recovered a nice skeleton of a 3' alligator gar that way. Very cool looking fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Hunter Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 I asked my friend to bring the piece back in so I can take some better pictures. "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Hunter Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 I finally got to update the photos from my friends roadside find. "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Hunter Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Hi, Barracuda ? Already asked, but no answer... Coco ---------------------- 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...
Harry Pristis Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 or comparison: 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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