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butchndad

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Hello and thank you in advance. These are two verts which I believe are fish. I am asking for confirmation of that (and if not fish, what?). And if at all possible what kind of fish. The big one is under 1/2 inch long and the small one is 1/4 inch

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I agree that both of the vertabrae appear to be fish 

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These are indeed boney fish vertebrae. They are pretty much unidentifiable, but are probably enchodus. The bigger one may be Xiphactinus but I am not sure. 

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1 hour ago, butchndad said:

Hello and thank you in advance. These are two verts which I believe are fish. I am asking for confirmation of that (and if not fish, what?). And if at all possible what kind of fish. The big one is under 1/2 inch long and the small one is 1/4 inch

Fish vertebrae are nearly impossible to identify to genus or species.

There aren't any diagnostic features that differ between fish, other than vertebrae counts in a string of verts.  

 

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