salvo1989s Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 hi today i went to hunting in besom hill (oldham UK) and i found this that looks like a jaw with teeths. can anyone tell me if its really a jaw or its just my immagination the first one is a normal pic , the second one is cropped and i modified the contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 It is hard to tell from the photo. Do the teeth have enamel (shiny)? Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strepsodus Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Hi. I think that's probably a jaw, but from the picture it looks like it may have split through the middle. It's difficult to be sure from the picture but the structure looks right for it to be a jaw. Thanks, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Definitely other fish parts there, so I would say jaw too. What from, ... I don't know. EDIT - Can you take a picture from directly above the item? 90° angle? Nevermind. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strepsodus Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Definitely other fish parts there, so I would say jaw too. What from, ... I don't know. EDIT - Can you take a picture from directly above the item? 90° angle? Hi. I think I can see a Rhizodont scale so I think Rhizodus or Strepsodus is most likely. A book which I have about fossil fish says Rhizodus teeth are laterally compressed while Strepsodus are not. Daniel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salvo1989s Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 It's from the pennine coal formation I think , and yes it's splitted in the middle I think , i found it after splitting a big rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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