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Fish scale? JRF Montana-Very Nice Preservation


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Hello, is this a fish scale? It is about 1 cm wide at the widest point. It is complete and very nice looking. Any help will be appreciated! Found in the JRF with crocodile, fish verts/teeth, turtles, and some dinosaur related fossils. It is very thin with the enamel (correct term for this?) present on the one side. Thx!

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It absolutely looks like a fish scale - though I'd honestly be wondering if it's modern? (Though my ignorance may be showing here - idk if the JRF is actually in a river or not...) but yes, fish scale!

 

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WyomingRocks!

No, not modern. Thanks for the info. I thought it was fish but wasn't sure.

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29 minutes ago, Meganeura said:

the JRF is actually in a river or not...

The JRF is terrestrial but the beds are mainly from freshwater deposits.   Lots of channel deposits like the Hell Creek F.

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Yes, I have found quite a bit of fish material at this site. Quite a few vertical, some teeth and other. Crocodile teeth are found there and dinosaur material. It is all mixed together.

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