Bone Valley Micro Matrix

[Nimravis]

On my recent visit to search through Bone Valley material for megalodon teeth, I also was collect screened material to bring home to search in the Winter. I have been going through some and have been quite pleased.

 

Here are a couple pics of my finds, I was wondering if the last 2 pics are a portion of a drumfish mouth plate?

 

@MarcoSr

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MarcoSr]

8 hours ago, Nimravis said:

On my recent visit to search through Bone Valley material for megalodon teeth, I also was collect screened material to bring home to search in the Winter. I have been going through some and have been quite pleased.

 

Here are a couple pics of my finds, I was wondering if the last 2 pics are a portion of a drumfish mouth plate?

 

@MarcoSr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your specimen is very small for a drumfish mouthplate, unless it was from a very young juvenile.  Below is a typical adult drumfish tooth from Florida, which is 6 mm.

 

 

 

In addition, drumfish teeth have spacing between them in the mouthplate, as you can see in the below partial drumfish mouthplate (sorry I can't find pictures of my nice mouthplates) from Virginia,

 

 

 

 

I think your specimen is likely part of a wrasse mouthplate.  Below is a wrasse mouthplate (5 mm)  from Florida.

 

 

 

 

Marco Sr.

[Nimravis]

@MarcoSr Thanks for the id, I think that could be the ticket. In addition, I have only found one drumfish tooth so far in my checking of this material and it is small. 

[Nimravis]

@Meganeura Micros fro that site.

[Meganeura]

Wow, I've definitely chucked a few drumfish mouth plates or wrasse mouthplates back into the peace river thinking they were just rocks, this is really good info to have!

[Meganeura]

2 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

@Meganeura Micros fro that site.

The top left tooth is gorgeous!