fossilsofnj Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Unknown from the Upper Cretaceous of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Tip has an enamel coating. I’ve done a considerable amount of micro collecting in our area and this is the only example I’ve found to date. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance - John It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. - Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierk Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I'm not quite sure what to make of it, but that is very interesting. I would guess some type of dermal denticle but I couldn't hazard at guess with any specificity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I realize it's small, but could it be turtle material? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I like the denticle idea...says the guy with no actual knowledge of them. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMioDigger85 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Perhaps a type of fish scale of some sort? the shape would suggest an uncommon part of the body but I'm on board with dermal denticle or scale=p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcwixson Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 looks like either a ray or shark denticle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Always count on something new from the brooks! Where's Carl? He may be able to track this one down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 My first impression was a Sturgeon plate. But given the smooth surface and shape, I'm thinking it's turtle material. Neat find what ever it is. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Fossilezed6s, what a pity your pic is so little... Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 My knee-jerk was turtle but the enamel would kill that ID. Can't say I've yet seen something like this but chondrichthyan dermal denticle seems like the safest bet at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsofnj Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 I wanted to say thanks for everyone’s input, dermal denticle it is then. I did look hard at sturgeon plate but dismissed it. Turtle never crossed my mind. Happy holidays to all - John It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. - Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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