TreasureHunter02 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone! I have a somewhat interesting piece I’m trying to find more information about. I purchased this from an extremely reputable dealer in my location. Everything I have purchased from him has always been top tier. This specific piece though we do not know much about. Only where they found it. It was found in Wyoming in the Green River Shale. His collector identified it as a hypsognathus tail. The problem I’m coming across is I have had an extremely hard time finding much information about this creature and have failed to find many pictures of fossils from them. If anyone has any information please let me know. The “tails” are a couple inches long each. Edited February 8, 2022 by TreasureHunter02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Hypsognathus was a Triassic aged reptile. Green River Formation is Eocene in age. He might have meant Hypsidoris (catfish), but this doesn't look like a fish tail, to me. This honestly looks more like plant material, to me. 1 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...
oilshale Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) I suspect that it is a Hipposyngnathus tail from the Miocene of California (Santa Barbara County, Monterey Formation). Edited February 9, 2022 by oilshale 4 1 2 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Part of third photo enlarged. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureHunter02 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Thanks @oilshale! It appears it was most likely just a misspelling as that is spot on. You guys are awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 oilshale to the rescue again on a fish question. Well done, sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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