bluefish1766 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Hi all. My kids and I were hunting in the North Sulphur River today and we found this long, spine-like fossil with a double row of tooth-like structures. I have been searching on the web and think that it may be a fin spine of a chimaeroid; however, I want to see what others think. The reasons for my thinking this is that the double row of tooth-like projections are evenly and tightly spaced and that the projections are aligned between the rows. The projections do not look like they are teeth (I see no tooth sockets) and are curved. Also, there is a faint groove between the double row. Below are some photos. Any help on IDing this is greatly appreciated! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefish1766 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 None of the photos attached. Here they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Yep, Chimaeroid fin spine. 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Great find! A really beautiful piece! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Yup, chimaerid. Very nice! 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefish1766 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Thanks, everyone, for the input! I'm super-stoked about this find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, bluefish1766 said: I'm super-stoked about this find. I would be too! It is a great piece, congratulations! 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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