Bandicoot Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Hello there (new member here) I'm needing some help ID'ing this strange fossil. I went to a city wide Gem and Mineral show today and happened to run across a bin filled with dig tailings from ether Morocco, or Egypt. Not sure as to where actually they are from but Spinosaurus teeth fragments were found in the same bin along with Sawtooth and unknown croc sp. fragments. I did inquire as to what it was and where they were from but I was told they were just trash and I could take it or leave it. This fossil is very knobby about halfway down, reminds me of Gila Monster beads. It is broken in half and the inside is hollow. The rounded side is thicker than the knobby side and has holes for something like Blood vessels. Measurements are 4 1/2 inches long by 1 1/4 inches wide. Thickest part at the rounded tip on the inside is 3/4 inch thick. If you need any further details let me know. I apologize now for the sub-par photos, my camera is VERY old and the focus on it is broken. But I think the photos i have should help in ID'ing what ever this strange thing is. Thank you very much Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Wow I have no idea what that is. It's so interesting. Kinda reminds me of placoderm armor. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandicoot Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 I have been looking around on the web and the forum here, and have not seen anything like this yet (but i did not search every photo in the galleries) Another thing came to mind.... Some Ray Species perhaps? I'll look in to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 It is a dorsal fin spine from a hybodont shark. You might be able to identify it to species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 10 minutes ago, Al Dente said: It is a dorsal fin spine from a hybodont shark. You might be able to identify it to species. Yes. this. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandicoot Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 Ahhh ha! Thank you.. after a quick search I found one small museum quality specimen under the name of Asteracanthus ornatissimus that has the same bump pattern. No idea as to what it looked like fleshed out but still rather cool in my book. Very few photos of this "style" of spine, makes me feel even better to have rescued it from the trash pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 What a beautiful thing! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Search ONLY The Fossil Forum I've found the following to be EXTREMELY helpful and passing it along for the benefit of others. Those of us who have been around for a while remember in the past seeing a post on The Fossil Forum regarding a specific topic and or remember seeing images of specific fossils. We would like to quickly find those posts. IMAGE Search (ONLY The Fossil Forum): LINK TEXT Search (ONLY The Fossil Forum): LINK The above are Google "Advanced" search engines. You don't have to scroll down to click on the search tab. Just press the Enter Key Barry Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandicoot Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 The biggest problem I was having before I found this place was even trying to figure out what I was even searching for. If it wasn't for an image search on google I wouldn't have found this site. Once I found this place I decided to ask you all. I did do a search in the galleries, and looked up in the ID section but again I had no clue what I'm looking for. I'm not really a shark person... and frankly I'm just a gal who like to collect "pretty rocks". I do have some knowledge in fossils but I'm not a paleontologist. I will keep this search in mind if I run across anything else I am not sure of, but I knew nothing of it when I joined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 56 minutes ago, Bandicoot said: The biggest problem I was having before I found this place was even trying to figure out what I was even searching for. If it wasn't for an image search on google I wouldn't have found this site. Once I found this place I decided to ask you all. I did do a search in the galleries, and looked up in the ID section but again I had no clue what I'm looking for. I'm not really a shark person... and frankly I'm just a gal who like to collect "pretty rocks". I do have some knowledge in fossils but I'm not a paleontologist. I will keep this search in mind if I run across anything else I am not sure of, but I knew nothing of it when I joined. Your frustration is understood ! I started fossil hunting before there were home computers and the Internet. Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 28 minutes ago, Indy said: Your frustration is understood ! I started fossil hunting before there were home computers and the Internet. we used these obscure things called ... books and libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandicoot Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 I know that one... having to go to the local library once a week with a box of rocks in hand as a kid... and the frustration of trying to figure out what was what and from who and what time.... made you want to facedesk... then the utter disappointment of finding out you only had a really cool looking rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 If I try to compare the specimen in question with those described and represented by L. Agassiz in Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, Tome III, 1833-1843, I agree that it looks similar to Asteracanthus. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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