Meganeura Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Okay so found this very strange shark vert today. I think it’s shark, anyway. Doesn’t match any bony fish I know. But also doesn’t match any shark. Measures about an inch across and an inch long. @hemipristis @Al Dente @MarcoSr 2 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRout Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Could it be 3 shark verts fused together? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, TRout said: Could it be 3 shark verts fused together? That was my initial thought hence the "Vert(s?)" in the title. But they don't seem to look like they were fused so much as it being one vert... I think. I'm really not sure. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRout Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 (edited) It’s a very cool find! I think it’s what was originally 3 shark verts that have completely fused into one, at least that what it looks like to me. I think that’s possible due to injury, deformity, disease, etc. I remember seeing a video or picture a while back of 2 fused fossil shark verts that I think looked similar, but I’m unable to find it. Here are a couple modern examples of fused shark verts: Edited March 26, 2023 by TRout 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 Well snarge that makes it REALLY cool! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I agree that the specimen looks like three fused shark vertebrae based upon @TRout reply posted above. I haven't seen any fossil examples of this before so it must be pretty rare. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Here’s a fused shark centrum from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRout Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 I found the video with the fused fossil shark verts. From the Charleston area, South Carolina. Here’s a few screenshots from the video: And a link to the YouTube video: LINK 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 15 hours ago, MarcoSr said: I agree that the specimen looks like three fused shark vertebrae based upon @TRout reply posted above. I haven't seen any fossil examples of this before so it must be pretty rare. Marco Sr. Agreed. Nifty find @Meganeura 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 @digit have you seen anything like this before out of Montbrook? Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Nope. Shark verts are present but not very common at Montbrook. So far we've only had probably less than a couple dozen in total--far too few to include any novel pathological ones. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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