etj915 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hi everyone. I found this fossil while combing a fossil beach on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. The beach is littered with fossils from the Miocene including Chesapecten jeffersonius, Ecphora gardnerae, bone fragments of all sizes, and the occasional shark tooth. This stood out to me as being an unusual bone fragment so I picked it up. It is about 3 inches or 7.62cm in length. Is this a piece of a bone or something else entirely? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cck Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 I’m not sure what it is, but my gut is saying it’s part of a fish? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Dente Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 It's part of a billfish rostrum. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
etj915 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 That's awesome! Thanks for the ID, Al Dente. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boesse Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Agreed! to chime in: probably Makaira or Xiphias. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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