sherrisherril Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 This was found on the beach (Okaloosa Island-Fort Walton Beach Florida) after hurricane Nate. What is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Size would be a nice thing to know, but I think it is a fin spine. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 As Tony said, we need size of the item and photos of top, bottom, and both sides. 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...
sherrisherril Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 New to the site. It will not let me upload another photo. Tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, sherrisherril said: New to the site. It will not let me upload another photo. Tips? There is a 3.95 megabyte limit per post. You can add more pictures in the replies. If that is still blocked then refresh the page. 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...
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sherrisherril Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Approximately 7 inches long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Thanks for the additional pictures. Not a fin spine. Maybe a fish jaw (mandible). (?) Wait for other opinions on this. 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...
sherrisherril Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 I was thinking a jaw bone. There is no visible signs of teeth, or where teeth might have been. What do you think the age of it could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Just a guess, but this thing reminds me of a bony fish opercular bone -- one of the opercularia such as the preoperculum or the suboperculum. This is a large fish bone from something the size of an adult Megalops (tarpon). 2 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...
ynot Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, sherrisherril said: What do you think the age of it could be? Others more familiar with that area will have to answer that. I would go with Harry on the ID, He is good at these things. 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...
sherrisherril Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 An epiplastron from a loggerhead turtle. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Al Dente said: An epiplastron from a loggerhead turtle. Good call - 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...
Harry Pristis Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Epiplastron is a better guess than opercular bone, I think. 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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