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Hi everyone! I was just going over some of my Catskill fossils when I stumbled across this one, which appears to be two Holoptychius scales alongside lush plant material, especially on the other side (though you can see one stem to the right of the upper scale). The picture on the top is under normal light, the lower one with a bright light from the side to highlight some details. Could anyone help with ID?

Holoptychius scale light.jpg

holoptychius scale shadow.jpg

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Interesting find! although, are you sure that is plant material? Doesn't really look like it to me, more like an impression of other fish bits or the way the rock broke in that area. 

As for the fishes, I do not think these bits are Holoptychius scales, more like bony plates from some other fish. Could this be some Bothriolepis sp. partials?

 

Here are two Holoptychius scales for reference:

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