steve71 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 find these while looking for shark teeth.some kind of face almost like alligator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Looks like part of a skull, can you see any tooth sockets? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Steve can you get a pic of the other side I am thinking alligator. Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 find these while looking for shark teeth.some kind of face almost like alligator? Kinda looks like sturgeon plate but if you want a real answer. WHERE DID YOU FIND IT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve71 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Steve can you get a pic of the other sideI am thinking alligator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve71 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Kinda looks like sturgeon plate but if you want a real answer. WHERE DID YOU FIND IT? south texas beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 south texas beach I redact my original guess. From this side it looks like turtle scute. I may not play again - photos are almost always too hard to make educated id's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 i think it is the top of the skull to an alligator gar, lepisostius. see link gar skull brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve71 Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 I redact my original guess. From this side it looks like turtle scute. I may not play again - photos are almost always too hard to make educated id's nope we find many turtle pieces but this is a face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 i think it is the top of the skull to an alligator gar, lepisostius. see linkgar skull brock I agree with Brock -- alligator garfish (Lepisosteus spatula). The short, spatulate beak is diagnostic. We don't get those in Peninsular Florida. 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...
mako-mama Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 That is a searobin skull--likely Prionotus sp. Attached (I hope) is an image of a modern searobin skull.....Prionotus evolans. See: http://www.elasmo.com/leecreek/lc_fish/lc_fishSpp.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Looks like searobin to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Well, I was going to say that Brock and Harry were close, but I think mako-mamma nailed hooked it! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Well, I was going to say that Brock and Harry were close, but I think mako-mamma nailed hooked it! Maybe. We do get lot of Prionotus fossils here in Florida. I even encountered a living specimen in the Peace River. The rostrals are all about one inch long, like the ones you can see on Elasmo.com. I'm at a loss for scale in the original image, Steve. What is the length of these rostral bones in the first image?? 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...
steve71 Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Maybe. We do get lot of Prionotus fossils here in Florida. I even encountered a living specimen in the Peace River. The rostrals are all about one inch long, like the ones you can see on Elasmo.com. I'm at a loss for scale in the original image, Steve. What is the length of these rostral bones in the first image?? 1/2 in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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