PalaeoArt Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hi, Looking for a little help identifying this small fossil. I found it in the Peace River, Florida at the weekend. There were plenty of stingray and pufferfish mouth plates along with turtle shell, but this looked a little different. It has the hallmarks of a fish mouthplate but would love some help. It's about half an inch. Thanks for your help as always. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Looks like an eagle ray mouth plate to me 1 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Looks like an eagle ray tooth plate. Jeff beat Me. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hi, You didn't indicate the age of this fossil. If it was found in France Miocene I answered you that it is Aetobatus arcuatus... I don't know for your state. Coco 2 ---------------------- 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...
abyssunder Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I agree with Coco. Here is one similar to yours. 2 " 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...
Shellseeker Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Even though I have found many fragments . I have never seen a great photo of an entire mouthplate and an complete individual section. Any examples photos from TFF members? Abyssunder, NICE one.. that half is a more complete fragment than I have ever found!! 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 In the Peace River, Myliobatis is much more common. 4 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...
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