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Over the last several months I have been using a freeze-thaw method to open up some phosphate nodules I collected from a Middle Pennsylvanian site I visited in Northern Oklahoma. Recently one nodule split open to expose something. It is about 2cm in size. My gut tells me disarticulated fish bones but I am not sure. Does anyone happen to know what this could be? It was a little tough to photograph so please bear with me. If any additional photos would help, I can try again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

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I think you're half right. Fish yes. Disarticulated, probably not. I think there's most of a skull there. I'd really like to get this into a CT scanner. Any chance you'd be open to donating this for research?

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4 hours ago, jdp said:

I think you're half right. Fish yes. Disarticulated, probably not. I think there's most of a skull there. I'd really like to get this into a CT scanner. Any chance you'd be open to donating this for research?

Makes sense! Fish skulls are reported from the phosphate nodules of Northern Oklahoma. I will send you a PM.

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I have found these/similar-looking fossils in concretions from the Pennsylvanian Muncie Creek Shale in the Kansas City metro. I have dubbed them 'flies'. I've tentatively identified them as shrimp telsons, but they very well could be a part of a fish.

 

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@Missourian I agree that they look very similar. The preservation on yours is incredible! I sent a message to jdp so hopefully we can get some confirmation on exactly what they are, if and when further scans are done. 

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