NCSTer Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Need some help with this one. I think it's fish, but beyond that I'm lost. Found on the banks of the Tar River in Eastern NC -- I believe Pliocene, Yorktown formation (other NC members please correct if wrong). First thought was fish tooth in a fragment of jaw but its all one piece, so not likely. Tooth with a strange piece of attached root, or not tooth at all, but bone?? Scale divisions are 1mm. Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 No pictures? Link to post Share on other sites
NCSTer Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Sorry -- trouble uploading them in original post. Link to post Share on other sites
M Harvey Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 It might be turtle. Some have ribs that end in a spike. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefossilforum.com%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F88014-turtle-shell-fragment-with-spike-peace-river-formation%2F&psig=AOvVaw1sbtfzJwMxx-caDvHvC0z8&ust=1585504405945000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCNiqq73evegCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAd Definitely looks like bone and not a tooth. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Coco Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Could it be a part of that ? https://www.google.com/search?q=belosepia&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk02AyB7Y4ZXaf1x5dgrtwxtAlq2RsQ:1585470943017&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=GWgw0SlBpHWljM%3A%2CRqEv-3ghFY4F9M%2C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSO51du1iIMWF4r0M9oiR_z6-_Ocg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijxPDCo7_oAhWIDWMBHbGJBmUQ9QEwAHoECA0QFw#imgrc=GWgw0SlBpHWljM: Coco Link to post Share on other sites
Al Dente Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 The texture and shape look similar to part of a sea robin gill plate. Here is a photo of some from the NC Fossil Club’s publication “Fossil Fish”. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
NCSTer Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 I think @Al Dente has gotten it. His NCFC photo plus another image I've since found online are enough evidence for me to call this a partial sea robin preopercle. Thanks Eric, and both @M Harvey and @Coco for your help -- the posted links were both interesting and informative.. Link to post Share on other sites
sixgill pete Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 I agree with Al Dente. The number of different fossils found there is amazing. Link to post Share on other sites
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