TimInDC Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 This was also found on the beach on the north end of Amelia Island, Florida USA. i have no idea what it could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. Pufferfish or Burrfish mouth plate. 4 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...
TimInDC Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Wow. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I agree with @Fossildude19 nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimInDC Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 The mouthpieces from pufferfish/burrfish are very distinctive (once you have seen one) which is why you got your answer so quickly and definitively. The upper and lower jaw plates for these fishes have a hardened palette and a row up tiny stacked teeth along the curved edge that are continuously replaced. Because they are very solid they fossilize well and are found with reasonable frequency alongside shark teeth, ray teeth and other marine fossils on the beaches and rivers of Florida. Here's what the previous owner of these chompers might have looked like: Cheers. -Ken 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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