FF7_Yuffie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hello, any thoughts on this? It is sold as pterosaur remains--jaw pieces and a vertebra, from Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco. From the Cretaceous--unfortunately from an old German collection, so the information is limited. 240mm x 105mm Now, I think it is misidentified and is actually a bird--possibly Dasornis because on the first pic, the jaw has a long tooth and then a few of the smaller mini "teeth" which matches a drawing I found in a paper of similar birds, which I've also attached. If it's Dasornis or a bird, then that would mean it isn't Cretaceous in age? The preservation seems odd to me though---Most bird fossils I see from Ouled Abdoun, the bones are much lighter in color. Any thoughts would be great. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 This looks more like fish to me. 2 1 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...
jdp Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 yeah this is fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Cheers, thanks for the help. The little tiny teeth inbetween the big teeth threw me when I saw the picture of the Dasornis jaw since they look similar. Any idea what type of fish? or is it one of the many unidentifiable fish jaw pieces from that area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Certainly fish - and the answer might actually be a pretty easy one: I think this is Enchodus, the "saber toothed herring", well known from late Cretaceous marine rocks. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Fischer Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I see there is a clear opinion here that this is a fish but I just want to say that birds are here since the end of the jurassic- begining of the Cretaceous era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Yup, fish. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 Yup a classic Enchodus fish... sorry It's a nice enchodus though! I've only seen a few fossils from this formation! 1 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 10 hours ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: Yup a classic Enchodus fish... sorry It's a nice enchodus though! I've only seen a few fossils from this formation! Thanks for taking a look, everyone. Appreciated. Yeah, it's definitely a nice jaw piece. Unfortunately it's for sale at pterosaur jaw price :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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