kolleamm Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Here is a fossil I found from the Miocene in Southern California. The rocks should be marine. Any idea what it could be? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Lots of vertabra, maybe snake or eel? The ribs are funky, if this is even bones. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Could Be pipefish as well. Is that impression near the head an eye socket, and the surronding structure a skull? “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolleamm Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Your guess is as good as mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 or maybe a needle fish, cool fossil 1 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Yeah I think it's definitely a needle fish, I get them confused with pipefish. Here's a Cretaceous example: “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 I think it's a needlefish as well. The jaws look longer and more slender than those of a pipefish. I've seen that needlefish come out of that diatomite layer at Lompoc - old mine there - but the same layer could be exposed elsewhere in the area. There's a paper on the fishes from that Lompoc site. Check David Starr Jordan's publications. I think I have it at home but am on the road this week. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Agree with belonid(or a syngnathid ,in any case),which would be consistent with the Miocene of California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolleamm Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Thanks for the help everyone! I guess it's my first needle fish find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Nice find ! Congrats Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 16 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Lots of vertabra, maybe snake or eel? The ribs are funky, if this is even bones. The ribs look funky, I think , because it is ventrally compressed - and we are looking at the belly side of the fish. I agree this is probably some type of belonid or sygnathid. 1 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...
doushantuo Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Disturbingly enough,belonidae are NOT mentioned in the relevant Jordan pieces on Miocene fishes *which could be me looking crosseyed* Perhaps a hemirhamphid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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