Pterosaur Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hi there! Can someone please tell me what this is? Found on the shore of the Texas dike among a scattered pile of sun bleached bones. Thought it was interesting, and would like to know what it came from. I am fairly sure it is not fossilized, but figured I'd give it a shot. Fossilized or not it's pretty cool. Thanks! Lauren "I am a part of all that I have met." - Lord Alfred Tennyson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 drum fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painshill Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 drum fish? I would agree. Looks like a drum fish pharyngeal plate with the primary teeth missing. Roger I keep six honest serving-men (they taught me all I knew);Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who [Rudyard Kipling] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Yep that's a drum fish mouth plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 For comparison: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/image/17270-drum-pharyngeal-grinding-mill/ http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 pa rum pa pa pum., rum pa pa pum! cool drum piece "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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