Jdeutsch Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 a couple of tiny verts and two thin teeth. I'm perplexed about the smaller tooth (3)- I assume it is same species as the larger, but it is so thin how could it not break during a bite? photo 2 is vert 2, photos 3-6 are vert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Hi Jdeutsch! I don't think your thin specimens (#3 and #4) are teeth - could they instead be fish fin spines? Here's a link to something similar-looking to your specimen in the Members' Gallery: Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Are #3 & 4 not bone as opposed to teeth? Monica is faster than I am! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, snolly50 said: Are #3 & 4 not bone as opposed to teeth? Monica is faster than I am! Great minds think alike, John, but perhaps I'm faster because of the grade 9 typing course I took when I was in high school many years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 yeah, 3 and 4 are fish spines... notice the shape of the base. And the vert is a snake vert from my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 2 hours ago, jpc said: yeah, 3 and 4 are fish spines... notice the shape of the base. And the vert is a snake vert from my view. I thought snakes were ball and socket. Not universal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 #1 is a salamander vertebra. #2 is a snake vertebra. #3 is a dorsal or anal fin spine from a bony fish. #4 looks like a pectoral fin spine from a bony fish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 13 hours ago, Rockwood said: I thought snakes were ball and socket. Not universal ? Yeah, you are right. My bad. The little dark one that we see a lot of pictures of is an amphibian. The bigger lighter one looks amphibian as well. Does it have a ball on the other end we can't see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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