Wow! I found a...?

[GroundWatcher]

A few weeks ago I was on a hunt and picked up a few nice Isaurus sp. teeth, some hemi's and seen some bone frags. I saw this sticking out of the mud at river's edge and figured it was more than just a bone but it was completely covered in mud. My eyes trained for teeth, I put it in a bag and continued on. When I got it home, I ran water over it and the small teeth started to be revealed. I couldn't believe it. I am not an expert by any means, but I assume its a fish mouth plate? From looking online, I don't see where it would be a drum. I have found individual drum and other oval fish teeth, but nothing complete like this or the round shape of these teeth. You can even see the replacement teeth in the bone in the photo where the ruler is horizontal. Two of the photos look the same, but in one, the fossil is laying on the teeth, and the other is a side view, if that helps. I spent the last few days searching online but couldn't find anything that specifically gives light to this. There is a small chip on the bottom in the center where the shade is darker, so it may be missing a small portion in that area (seen in the side view). Thank you for any information!

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Welcome to the Forum.  

 

Looks like this picture, which is of a  pharyngeal plate of a Ballan Wrasse.

 

 

Neat find.

Regards,

[jpc]

yeah... cool find.  glad Tim had an answer for you. 

[GroundWatcher]

Thank you for the welcome and the fast ID! 

[Fossildude19]

17 minutes ago, GroundWatcher said:

Thank you for the welcome and the fast ID! 

 

You are welcome. Glad I was able to help.

Hope to see more of your finds in the future.  

Regards,

[Darktooth]

Nice find! Congratulations!